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Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons

Hydrophyllum fendleri (A. Gray) A. Heller var. albifrons (A. Heller) J.F. Macbr.

White Waterleaf, Fendler's Waterleaf, White Fendler's Waterleaf

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)

Synonym(s): Hydrophyllum congestum

USDA Symbol: HYFEA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Usually white, sometimes lavender or purplish or white with lavender marks.

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , OR , WA
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Moist to mesic meadows, shady, wooded slopes.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 13 - E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca] (2013) E-Flora BC
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-04-20
Research By: CBR

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