Gillenia stipulata

Gillenia stipulata
Illustration from Nathaniel Lord Britton & Addison Brown's (1913) Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Gillenia
Species:
G. stipulata
Binomial name
Gillenia stipulata
Synonyms[1]
  • Porteranthus stipulatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton
  • Spiraea stipulata Muhl. ex Willd.

Gillenia stipulata, or American ipecac, is an herbacious perennial plant in the genus Gillenia, in the family Rosaceae,[1] native to the United States from Texas to the west and south, New York to the North, and North Carolina to the east.[2] The species grows in dry uplands and open woods, usually on acidic soils. It reaches a height of about 1 metre (3.3 ft) and has white flowers with 5 very narrow petals spaced widely apart.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gillenia stipulata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ "2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps". bonap.net.
  3. ^ Denison, Edgar (2017). Missouri Wildflowers. Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-887247-59-7.


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