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Trautvetteria caroliniensis (Walter) Vail

Carolina bugbane (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Trautvetteria

Characteristics

Herbs , 0.5-1.5 m. Rhizome with fascicles of fibrous roots. Stems 1-several, erect, usually unbranched below inflorescence, 0.5-1.5 m, glabrous or glabrate. Leaves: basal leaves with petiole to 4.5dm, blade 1-3(-4) dm wide, lobe apex acute; cauline leaves reduced toward apex of stem. Inflorescences: peduncle 1-8dm; pedicel densely pubescent with minute, hooked trichomes. Flowers: stamens white, 5-10 mm. Utricles papery, veins prominent along angles and on 2 adaxial faces. 2 n =16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.5
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-9
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dermatological Aid (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Trautvetteria caroliniensis flower picture by Jim Conroy (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trautvetteria caroliniensis world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:256511-2
WFO ID wfo-0001129479
COL ID 57YHX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Trautvetteria fimbriata Trautvetteria nervata Trautvetteria media Trautvetteria saniculifolia Trautvetteria rotundata Hydrastis caroliniensis Trautvetteria applanta Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. coriacea Trautvetteria palmata var. coriacea Trautvetteria caroliniensis

Lower taxons

Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. occidentalis
WorldFloraDB 2024