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foamflowers
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foamflowers

Tiarella

Tiarella, the foamflowers, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae. The generic name Tiarella means "little turban", which suggests the shape of the seed capsules. Worldwide there are seven species, one each in eastern Asia and western North America, plus five species in eastern North America. As of October 2022, the taxonomy of Tiarella in eastern North America is in flux.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Tiarella cordifolia

complexTiarella cordifolia

Threeleaf Foamflower

speciesTiarella trifoliata

Wherry's Foamflower

speciesTiarella wherryi

Asian Foamflower

speciesTiarella polyphylla

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51644.