Ranunculaceae

Subfamily Coptidoideae
Tribe Coptideae

• Xanthorhiza simplicissima

Subfamily Isopyroideae
Tribe Isopyreae

• Aquilegia cv.

Subfamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Actaeeae

• Eranthis hyemalis

Subfamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Anemoneae

• Anemone hupensis

• Query IPNI
• Common Name: Yellowroot
• Family: Ranunculaceae Juss.

• Country of Origin: Eastern N. America - New York to West Virginia and south
• Habitat: Damp woods, thickets and the banks of streams

• Description: Named for the color of its inner bark and roots; native to the Atlantic coastal regions of New Jersey, Virginia and inland to Kentucky; a tall groundcover (3') good for banks or slopes, it spreads by underground rhizomes; tolerant of dry as well as heavy soils; flowers early before leaves appear, a not particularly showy racemose panicle or drooping cluster of brownish purple flowers; lustrous green foliage turning yellow, bronze or red in fall.