PLANTS Profile for Gillenia stipulata (American ipecac)

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Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill.
American ipecac

Symbol:

GIST5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	Indian physic

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Photo of Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill.

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill.

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Synonyms:
Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill.

POST5

Porteranthus stipulatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton

Indian physic

Distribution:
Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill.


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USA (AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 2 species in Gillenia

Classification:
Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Gillenia Moench
Species	Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill. – American ipecac

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
Porteranthus stipulatus
American ipecac		Endangered, Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Baill.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 07:51 AM CDT