heartleaf foamflower

(Tiarella cordifolia)

Conservation Status
heartleaf foamflower
 
  IUCN Red List

not listed

     
  NatureServe

N5 - Secure

SNR - Unranked

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
Wetland Indicator Status
     
  Midwest

FACU - Facultative upland

     
  Northcentral & Northeast

FACU - Facultative upland

     
           
 
Description
 
 

 

 
     
 

Height

 
 

4 to 14

 
     
 

Flower Color

 
 

White

 
     
 

Similar Species

 
     
     
 
Habitat
 
 

Moderate moisture. Forests, woods. Shade to partial sun.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Flowering

 
 

April to May

 
     
 

Pests and Diseases

 
 

 

 
     
 
Use
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 29, 30.

 
  5/1/2023      
         
 

Nativity

 
 

Native to eastern Canada and eastern United States, including three counties in northeast Wisconsin. Introduced and naturalized in Minnesota.

 
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

Uncommon in Minnesota

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  Superorder Saxifraganae  
 

Order

Saxifragales (saxifrages, stonecrops, and allies)  
 

Family

Saxifragaceae (saxifrage)  
  Tribe Heuchereae (alumroot)  
  Genus Tiarella (foamflowers)  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

Three varieties have been described based on the leaf size and shape, and on the presence or absence of stolons. However, there is a continuous variation in these characteristics. Most taxonomists do not recognize any varieties.

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Tiarella cordifolia var. austrina

Tiarella cordifolia var. collina

Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia

Tiarella macrophylla

Tiarella wherryi

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

false miterwort

foamflower

foam-flower

heart-leaf foam-flower

heart-leaved foamflower

heartleaf foamflower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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  Tiarella cordifolia
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  Tiarella cordifolia  
 
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  Heartleaf Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia L.)
Andree Reno Sanborn
 
  Heartleaf Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia L.)  

 

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Foam flower (Tiarella cordifolia)

   
  MyNature Apps; Identifying Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia
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How to Identify Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia also known as Heartleaved Foamflower, Allegheny Foamflower, False Miterwort, Coolwort. www.mynatureapps.com

   

 

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