Achlys triphylla

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Achlys triphylla
Achlys triphylla (in Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro, Oregon)

Achlys triphylla (in Rood Bridge Park , Hillsboro, Oregon )

Systematics
Class : Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
Eudicotyledons
Order : Buttercups (Ranunculales)
Family : Barberry family (Berberidaceae)
Genre : Achlys
Type : Achlys triphylla
Scientific name
Achlys triphylla
(Sm.) DC.

Achlys triphylla , with English common names sweet after death , deer-foot or vanilla-leaf , is a species of the genus Achlys within the barberry family ( Berberidaceae ). It is native to the mountains on the west coast of North America .

distribution

A. triphylla occurs in the Cascade Mountains and in the coastal mountains of the North American Pacific coast from British Columbia via Washington and Oregon to northern California . It grows at altitudes up to 1,500 meters (5,000 ft).

features

Achlys triphylla inflorescence

Achlys triphylla is an herbaceous plant up to 40 centimeters high. It has tripartite leaves and small white flowers.

Taxonomy

To Achlys triphylla (Sm.) TLC. a synonym is known: Leontice triphylla Sm. in Rees

Use in traditional medicine

Various tribes of Indians on the northwestern Pacific coast of North America use the leaves for an infusion drink for tuberculosis. One Lummi reported that the whole plant was crushed and soaked in water for use as an emetic.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flora of North America vol 3
  2. ^ Fukuda, I. 1967. The biosystematics of Achlys . Taxon 16: 308-316
  3. ↑ Fukuda, I. and HG Baker. 1970. Achlys californica (Berberidaceae), a new species. Taxon 19: 341-344.
  4. ^ The Plant List
  5. ^ "Ethnobotany of Western Washington" by Erna Gunther. page 31

Web links

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