Saxifragaceae
Piggy-back plant
Tolmiea menziesii
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Tolmiea
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 千母草
- Dutch
- Kindje-op-moeders-schoot, Kindje op moeders schoot
- English
- Piggy-back plant, Youth on age, Youth-On-Age, Pick-a-back-plant, Thousand mothers
- Finnish
- Kehtolehti
- German
- Henne mit Küken
- Welsh
- Crydlys
Synonyms
- Heuchera menziesii (Pursh) Hook.
- Leptaxis menziesii (Pursh) Raf.
- Tiarella mensiesii Pursh
- Tolmiea menziesii f. gemmifera Engl.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 596 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jason Alexander, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: SouthernNW, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Therese Phillips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Digitalbcon1, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sean Haight, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Huck, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.