Trollius laxus Salisb.

American globeflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Trollius

Characteristics

Stems to 0.5-5.2 dm, base with few petioles (occasionally thatchlike) persisting from previous year. Leaves: basal leaves with petioles to 5-30 cm; cauline leaves 2-5, base scarcely membranous or clasping. Flowers 2.5-5 cm diam.; sepals 5-7(-9), spreading, bright to pale yellow when fresh, ovate to obovate or nearly orbiculate, 10-20 mm; petals 10-15(-25), yellow, 1/2-2/3 length of stamens when pollen shed, 3-6 mm. Follicles usually 5-12, 8-12 mm including beak; beak usually straight or slightly incurved (rarely slightly recurved). 2 n =32.
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Stem 1–5 dm; basal lvs long-petioled, cauline 1–3, chiefly above the middle, sessile or subsessile and often approximate; blades subrotund, 3–5-parted with 3-lobed and coarsely toothed, cuneate-obovate segments; sep 5–7, greenish-yellow to bright yellow or cream, elliptic, 15–20 mm, at first incurved-ascending; staminodes oblong, 3–5 mm; follicles 1 cm; 2n=32. Swamps, wet woods and wet meadows; Conn. to Del., Pa., and O. Apr.–June.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.52
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Oral Aid (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 14 - 16
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Trollius laxus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Trollius laxus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:715115-1
WFO ID wfo-0001129481
COL ID 7CVTV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Trollius decapetalus Gaissenia verna Trollius laxus Trollius americanus Trollius pentapetalus