| Gillenia stipulata | |
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| Illustration from Nathaniel Lord Britton & Addison Brown's (1913) Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Gillenia |
| Species: | G. stipulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gillenia stipulata | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Gillenia stipulata, or American ipecac, is an herbacious perennial plant in the genus Gillenia , in the family Rosaceae, [1] native to the United States from Texas to the west and south, New York to the North, and North Carolina to the east. [2] The species grows in dry uplands and open woods, usually on acidic soils. It reaches a height of about 1 metre (3.3 ft) and has white flowers with 5 very narrow petals spaced widely apart. [3]
