Lithophragma cymbalaria Torr. & A.Gray is a plant in the Saxifragaceae family, order Saxifragales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Lithophragma cymbalaria Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma cymbalaria Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma cymbalaria is a rhizomatous perennial herb with lobed lower leaves and white-petaled flowers in cuplike sepals.

Family
Genus
Lithophragma
Order
Saxifragales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Lithophragma cymbalaria Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma cymbalaria Torr. & A.Gray is a rhizomatous perennial herb that produces an erect or leaning slender naked flowering stem. Its small leaves are mostly borne on the lower section of the stem, and each leaf is divided into three rounded lobes. The stem holds 2 to 8 flowers, each set within a cuplike calyx made up of red or green sepals. This species has five white petals that are less than one centimeter long, with either smooth edges or very shallow teeth.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Saxifragales Saxifragaceae Lithophragma

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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