Saxifragaceae FAMILY

Darmera peltata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Darmera peltata is a perennial plant growing from a thick root around 10 - 50mm in diameter. It produces a basal cluster of leaves that can each be 10 - 60cm wide on petioles 20 - 150cm tall, and an erect flowering stem that is usually around 30 - 100cm tall but can grow up to 150cm[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant spreads slowly at the roots and can form large clumps. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It can be used in soil stabilization projects and is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used to form a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - southwest Oregon to northern and central California

HabitatAmong wet rocks, by the banks or in cold mountain streams; at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. , 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ].