Green Nature

Fringecup

picture of a fringecup flower


Fringecup (Tellima grandiflora) is the sole representative of the Tellima species of the Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae) that grows in the United States.

It calls the forested areas of the West Coast home, and starting in the spring, it spikes off florest floors with the small blooming flowers.

© 2009 Patricia A. Michaels