Xanthorhiza simplicissima
yellowroot, shrub yellowroot, brook-feather
Family
Ranunculaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
cleft, serrate, toothed
Leaf Type
bipinnate, compound, pinnate
Leaf Shape
ovate
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
March - May
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Natural History
Louisiana is the SW most extent of this species range.
Habitat
Moist woods, thickets, wooded stream-banks.