Gillenia stipulata

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]

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.

References
  1. "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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