Taxon

Xanthorhiza simplicissima

 
1 / 3
  Next
Xanthorhiza simplicissima - yellowroot
.
Common name: yellowroot
Family: Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)
Distribution: e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A wide, spreading, deciduous groundcover 2-3' high. Leaves are bright green and pinnately compound, changing to yellow-orange in fall. An excellent native groundcover for moist areas, vigorous spreading in wet soils but less so in drier soils. Inner bark and roots are yellow. May suffer from chlorosis in high pH soils.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: APC: BL18 (BL18) • Accession: D2016-0591.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: APC: BL18 (BL18) • Accession: D2016-0591.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: APC: BL18 (BL18) • Accession: D2016-0591.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: APC: BM18 (BM18) • Accession: D2016-0591.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D2016-0591.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D2016-0591.007 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: AZA: BD15 (BD15) • Accession: D2016-0591.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: DWH: AL09 (AL09) • Accession: D1996-0928.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 9: DWH: AL09 (AL09) • Accession: D1996-0928.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 10: VCA: AU12 (AU12) • Accession: D2010-0582.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
Cluster Area Area
Individual Individual