Gillenia stipulata (muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt.

American ipecac (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Gillenia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.2m high.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	1.2
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	-

Environment

Woods, thickets and rocky slopes.

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

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Antirheumatic (External) (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Veterinary Aid (root), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Kidney Aid (unspecified), Liver Aid (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Respiratory Aid (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-29
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1210849-2
WFO ID	wfo-0001013823
COL ID	6KFBV
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Spiraea stipulata Gillenia stipulata Porteranthus stipulatus