Scientific Name:	Tolmiea menziesii (Pursh) Torr. & Gray
English Name:	piggy-back plant
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference:	Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
Classification Level:	Species
Species Group:	Vascular Plant
Species Code:	TOLMMEN
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Rosales Saxifragaceae
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status:	G5 (Aug 2015)
Provincial Status:	S5 (Apr 2019)
BC List:	Yellow
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General Status Canada:	4 - Secure (2010)
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Endemic:	N
Global Range Comment:	Tolmiea menziesii occurs in Canada and the United States from Alaska south to Oregon.
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B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Tolmiea menziesii. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 4, 2026).