UNIFOLIATE-LEAVED FOAMFLOWER

Class: Tiarella unifoliata

Family: SAXIFRAGE FAMILY

Sub Family: Saxifragaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: False Mitrewort, Lace Flower

Colour: White

Height: 13-25 cm (5-10")

Each Flower: Up to 7 mm (1/4") across; 5 tiny, narrow petals, forming star; 10 stamens; calyx has 5 lobes with upper lobe usually larger; many tiny flowers look like foam from a distance

Leaves: Basal leaves have long stalks and blades are roughly triangular in outline but notched into 3 pointed, toothed lobes; blades up to 7.5 cm (3") long and 9 cm (3 1/2") broad; stem-leaves smaller

Stems: Thin, slender, and finely hairy

Blooming Period: June - August

Habitat: Moist woods above middle elevations

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