PLANTS Profile for Gillenia trifoliata (Bowman's root)

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PLANTS Profile

Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench
Bowman's root

Symbol:

GITR6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench

©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 trifoliata (L.) Moench

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Synonyms:
Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench

POTR11

Porteranthus trifoliatus (L.) Britton

Bowman's root

Distribution:
Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 2 species in Gillenia

Classification:
Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench

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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 trifoliata (L.) Moench – Bowman's root

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench

This plant is 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.

Michigan:
bowman's root		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench

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

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 12:01 AM CDT