Gillenia (syn. Porteranthus) is a genus of two species of perennial herbs in the Rosaceae family. Common names for plants in this genus include: Bowman`s root, Indian-physic, American ipecac. This genus is endemic to dry open woods with acidic soils in eastern North America. Both plants are subshrubs with exposed semi-woody branches and serrated ....
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(from the article `Rosales`) ...is strictly North American, yet the genus is found over nearly the whole continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Alaska and Canada to ...
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These perennials are found wild in northeast North America. They are commonly known as Bowmans Root and Indian Physic. G. trifoliata forms upright clumps of olive-green leaves, which are divided into oval-oblong leaflets. They turn red in the fall. The dainty, white flowers have 5 thin petals and grow on wiry, red stems in the summer. This plant gr...
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