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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4 to 18 inches (10-45 cm)
Plant Spread: 12 inches (30 cm)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Vegetable

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Common names
  • Cat's Breeches
  • Ballhead Waterleaf
  • Dwarf Waterleaf

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Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-22
Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-22
Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-22
Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-22
Comments:
  • Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 4b) on Jan 9, 2022 6:11 PM concerning plant:
    Range: southern British Columbia; south through eastern Washington and Oregon to central California; east to western Colorado, northern Utah, Idaho, and Alberta.

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