Gillenia trifoliata
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Gillenia trifoliata, common name Bowman's root[1] or Indian physic,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to eastern North America from Ontario to Georgia. It is an erect herbaceous perennial growing to Script error: No such module "convert". tall by Script error: No such module "convert". wide, with three lobed palmate leaves and pale pink flowers with narrow petals and reddish calyces above red coloured stems in spring and summer.[2] Its habitat includes dry to moist upland woods and rocky banks.[3]
In cultivation, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5] It is very hardy to Script error: No such module "convert". or lower, but requires a sheltered position in partial shade, with acid or neutral soil.
The root was dried and powdered by Native Americans and used as both a laxative and emetic.[6]
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