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Ranunculaceae > Xanthorhiza (yellowroot)

Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima)
Jackson Co., NC
14 May 2006

Common in the western half of NC, Yellowroot grows statewide, especially along streams.

Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima)
Jackson Co., NC
14 May 2006

Xanthorhiza is a monotypic genus, meaning that this species is the only speceis in the whole genus.

Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima)
Moore Co., NC
14 Mar 2007
Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima)
Moore Co., NC
14 Mar 2007
Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima)
Jackson Co., NC
14 May 2006


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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