Tanakaea

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tanakaea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tanakaea (named in honor of M. Tanaka). Saxifragraceae. Herb probably hardy and perennial: plant dioecious, perhaps sometimes monoecious, stoloniferous; stolons slender, leafy and rooting: lvs. basal, long-petioled, thick or somewhat fleshy, finally leathery, including the petioles 4-8 in. long; blade oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, rounded or somewhat cordate at base, acute, doubly serrate: scapes very slender, branched, pyramidal, 6-8 in. high: fls. very small, greenish white, shortly pedicelled, solitary in the axils of the bracts; sepals 5, almost free, oblong-lanceolate; petals none; stamens 10, alternate ones shorter; ovary glabrous, almost entirely free, 2-celled.—One species, Japan, T. radicans, Franch. & Sav. B.M. 7943. G. 35:373; 36:515. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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