Pteridophyllum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pteridophyllum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pteridophyllum (Greek, fern leaf, referring to the pinnate lvs.). Papaveraceae. Perennial aeaulescent herbs with a rather thick praemorse rhizome: roots fibrous: lvs. all radical, petiolate, pectinate-pinnatifid: scapes naked, longer than the lvs. with a simple or at base subramose many-fld. raceme; sepals 2, deciduous, very short; petals 4, deciduous, elliptic-concave; stamens 4, deciduous; ovary orbicular, 1-celled, 2-4-eeeded: fr. unknown. One species, Japan, P. racemosum, Sieb. & Zucc. A small glabrous herb with narrowly obovate lvs. 4-6 in. long, about 1 in. broad: segms. oblong-linear, rounded at the apex: scape slender, 6-9 in. tall, bearing a loose raceme of small white fls. Intro, into botanic gardens abroad; probably not otherwise cult. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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