Tellima

Tellima

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Tellima
R.Br. (1823)
Species:
T. grandiflora
Binomial name
Tellima grandiflora
(Pursh) Dougl. ex Lindl. (1828)
Synonyms
  • Mitella acerifolia Schltdl. (1844)
  • Mitella grandiflora Pursh (1813) (basionym)
  • Tellima breviflora Rydb. (1905)
  • Tellima grandiflora var. virescens Regel (1867)
  • Tellima nudicaulis Greene (1891)
  • Tellima odorata Howell (1898)
  • Tiarella alternifolia Fisch. ex Ser. (1830), not validly publ.

Tellima grandiflora, the bigflower tellima or fringecups, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. It is the only species in the genus Tellima.