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WILD FLOWERS OF CALIFORNIA 



509. 



Tolmiea menziesii 



T. affinis (Star of Bethlehem) is common throughout the state with scalloped 

 leaves and petals mostly three-toothed at the apex. 



T. heterophylla has three-parted leaves and petals with a stout tooth on each 

 side. Shade; Coast ranges. 



T. grandiflora (False Alum Roots; Fringe Cups) redwoods of the Bay region, 

 has three to five shallow lobed leaves and many cleft petals which are at first 

 greenish, later changing to pink and red. 



Several additional species. 

 508. Bolandra Bolandra Calif ornica A low delicate plant with 



bulblets at the base of the 

 stem. Petals 5, very small, 

 narrow and recurved, 

 dull-purplish. In general 

 aspect like a Saxifrage. 

 Commemorates the pio- 

 neer California botanist, 

 Dr. H. N. Bolander. On 

 wet rocks, Yosemite. 



A foot or two high with 

 rootstocks and runners. 

 Like a Saxifrage in gen- 

 eral aspect, but with 

 greenish or purple tinged 

 flowers nearly half an 

 inch long. Buds drop 

 from the petioles and root 

 forming new plants. For- 

 ests, Mendocino County. 



A low slender herb often 

 spreading by summer run- 

 ners. Small inconspicuous 

 flowers with white, al- 

 most thread-like petals in 

 terminal racemes. Shaded 

 woods San Mateo north- 

 ward. 



Small perennials with slen- 

 der rootstocks and sum- 

 mer runners, racemes of 

 small greenish-white flow- 

 ers and heart-shaped 

 leaves, mostly from the 

 base. Petals finelv divided. 

 Woods, Sierras,' 6,000 to 

 11,000 feet. 



512. Mitella trifida Similar to the above, petals 



3 to 5 parted. Mountain 

 woods, Mendocino county. 



ALUM ROOT HEUCHERA 



Striking and beautiful plants that cheer us on the trail as we pass by the rocky 

 ledges. They seem to invite inspection, so boldly do they attach themselves to the 

 most precipitous mountain sides. They have stout root stocks, heart-shaped and 

 lobed leaves from the base and small flowers inserted on the calyx and capsules with 

 two beaks. Inflorescence widely spreading or spike-like. 



510. Coolwort 



Tiarella unifoliata 



511. Mitre- wort or 

 Bishop's Cap 



Mitella Breweri 



513. Ruby Alum Root 



514. Coast Alum Root 



Heuchera rubescens 



Heuchera micrantha 



The common species of the 

 Sierras and a favorite for 

 table decorations in the 

 camps of the Yosemite. 



Common in Bay region near 

 the coast. Sierras also. 



