WorldFloraDB - Achlys triphylla

Characteristics

Plants , 2-4 dm. Leaves: petiole 1-3 cm. Central leaflet blade 4-11 × 4-8 cm, proximal margins entire, distal margins (1-)3-4(-8)-lobed. Inflorescences 2.5-5 cm excluding peduncle. Flowers: stamens 3-4 mm; ovaries 1-1.5 mm. Follicles red-purple, 3-4.5 mm. 2 n = 12.

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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40 cm high.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

anemogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.3 - 0.4

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

In grows in conifer forests in mountain regions up to 1,500 m altitude in North America. It is a hardy plant. It is best in light shade. It can grow in a range of soils and a range of soil pH. It needs moist soil.

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Coniferous forests, usually in mountainous regions, at elevations up to 1,500 metres.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Small amounts of vanilla substitute have been extracted from the leaves.

Uses	insecticide medicinal
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Tuberculosis Remedy (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Eye Medicine (root), Veterinary Aid (root), Tuberculosis Remedy (tuber), Emetic (unspecified), Repellant(Insect) (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	17 - 21
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-