Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench

Bowman's root (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Gillenia

Characteristics

Leaves: stipules deciduous, linear, 3–8 × 1–3 mm (often with basal lobes), margins serrate to doubly serrate or shallowly laciniate; leaflet blade lanceolate, abaxial surface eglandular or sparsely sessile-or stipitate-glandular, otherwise glabrous or hairy, adaxial glabrous or sparsely to moderately hirsute. Hypanthia 5.5–8 mm. Petals 12–22 mm. Follicles short-beaked, smooth or slightly rugulose, loosely strigose to villous-strigose. 2n = 18.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.35 - 0.55
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rocky open woods. Rich woods.
Light 4-7
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidiarrheal (leaf), Dermatological Aid (root), Veterinary Aid (root), Cold Remedy (root), Diaphoretic (root), Febrifuge (root), Misc. Disease Remedy (root), Throat Aid (root), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Kidney Aid (unspecified), Liver Aid (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Respiratory Aid (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Gillenia trifoliata unspecified picture

Distribution

Gillenia trifoliata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:110547-2
WFO ID wfo-0001013824
COL ID 3G2ZF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Porteranthus trifoliatus Gillenia trifoliata