Genus Tolmiea (Noun)
Meaning
One species: pickaback plant.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Tolmiea is a small group of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae, with only one species, the pickaback plant.
- Tolmiea menziesii, also known as the pickaback plant, is the only species in the genus Tolmiea.
- The genus Tolmiea is native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America, where the pickaback plant can be found growing in moist, shaded areas.
- The pickaback plant, the only species in the genus Tolmiea, has distinctive heart-shaped leaves with toothed margins.
- In the wild, the pickaback plant, the sole representative of the genus Tolmiea, often grows on mossy rocks and tree trunks.