Lithospermum caroliniense

Lithospermum caroliniense
In Nevada County, Arkansas
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Lithospermum
Species:	L. caroliniense
Binomial name
Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill.

Lithospermum caroliniense, commonly known as the hairy puccoon or Carolina puccoon or Plains puccoon, ^[2] is a flowering plant found in the Midwestern United States and Canadian provinces surrounding the Great Lakes. ^[3] The plant grows in sandhills, pine barrens, and dry, sandy woods. ^[4]

Description

Dr. Robert W. Poole and Dr. Patricia Gentili describe the hairy puccoon as follows: ^[5]

Flowers large (up to 1 inch in diameter) yellow-orange with 5 petals and basal parts of petals fused into a long corolla tube. Stamens hidden in corolla tube. Flowers arranged in a flat-topped cluster or weakly curled, short sprays. Stem and leaves coarsely hairy. Leaves broadest in the middle, tapering at either end, and outer margin smooth. Plant 1 to 2.5 feet in height.

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  Flowers of hairy puccoon at Illinois Beach State Park

Cultivation and uses

To cultivate Lithospermum caroliniense a warm sunny position in a moderately fertile well-drained lime-free sandy soil is needed.

A red dye is obtained from the dried or pulverized roots. The powdered root has also been used in the treatment of chest wounds. ^[4]

References

1. NatureServe (2023). "Lithospermum caroliniense". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
2. "PLAINS PUCCOON". Ohio Department of Natural Resources . Retrieved 2021-05-31.
3. United States Department of Agriculture
4. Plants for a Future
5. nearctica Archived 2008-07-26 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Data related to Lithospermum caroliniense at Wikispecies
• "Lithospermum caroliniense". Plants for a Future .