yellowroot Ranunculaceae Xanthorhiza simplicissima

Leaf:Alternate, pinnately or bipinnately compound, deciduous, 4 to 8 inches, yellow-green, 3-5 leaflets per leaf, 1-3 inches long, serrate to deeply toothed, petioles long and slender, maroon to yellow fall color.
Flower:Drooping four-inch sparse clusters, yellow to purple-brown, appearing in early spring, individual flowers are small, star-like with 5 petals.
Fruit:A star-shaped cluster of follicles, initially green and fleshy, drying and turning brown.
Twig:Terminal buds cigar-shaped, sharp-pointed and scaly, leaf scars narrow and nearly encircling the twig, with many bundle scars in a distinct row.
Bark:Gray-brown and smooth, inner bark yellow.
Form:Suckering and clumping, generally a ground cover, to 3 feet tall.

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