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DARMERA PELTATA
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I. (noun)
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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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Hypernyms ("Darmera peltata" 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 ("Darmera peltata" is a member of...):
Darmera; genus Darmera; genus Peltiphyllum; Peltiphyllum (one species)