PELTIPHYLLUM PELTATUM

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Meaning:

Rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California

Synonyms:

Darmera peltata; Indian rhubarb; Peltiphyllum peltatum; umbrella plant

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Peltiphyllum peltatum" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Peltiphyllum peltatum" is a member of...):

Darmera; genus Darmera; genus Peltiphyllum; Peltiphyllum (one species)

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