North Carolina Wildflowers

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Saxifragaceae > Tiarella (foamflower)

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Haywood Co., NC
15 Apr 2006

Common in the NC mountains and piedmont.

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Haywood Co., NC
15 Apr 2006

Flower detail showing 5 white petals per flower.

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
9 May 2013

Close-up showing maturing fruits (capsules).

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
9 May 2013

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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