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Definition of Peltiphyllum peltatum
1. Noun. Rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Darmera, Genus Darmera, Genus Peltiphyllum, Peltiphyllum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peltiphyllum Peltatum
Literary usage of Peltiphyllum peltatum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guidebook of the Western United States by Joseph Silas Diller (1916)
"... there flashing more quietly under the large leaves of the water) saxifrage (Peltiphyllum
peltatum), which grows in beautiful masses »r along the water's ..."
2. Muhlenbergia: A Journal of Botany by Amos Arthur Heller (1907)
"Peltiphyllum peltatum is plentiful on the banks of a little creek that flows from
Milwood, Fresno county, to the middle fork of King's river. ..."
3. Guidebook of the Western United States by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1915)
"The clear rushing Sacramento, here foaming over bowlders, there flashing more
quietly under the large leaves of the water saxifrage (Peltiphyllum peltatum), ..."
4. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1915)
"The clear rushing Sacramento, here foaming over bowlders, there flashing more
quietly under the large leaves of the water saxifrage (Peltiphyllum peltatum), ..."
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