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Tolmiea menziesii (Pursh) Torr. & A. Gray

pick-a-back plant (Saxifragaceae)

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Tolmiea menziesii is native to western North America, but is fairly commonly naturalised in parts of the British Isles, such as around Glasgow, around Manchester and in Cornwall.

Adlestrop (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2022-06-23

 pick-a-back plant / Tolmiea menziesii: _Tolmiea menziesii_ is native to western North America, but is fairly commonly naturalised in parts of the British Isles, such as around Glasgow, around Manchester and in Cornwall.

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