| Description | A wild flower found in moist shaded areas. The rhizome is harvested and dried for medicinal uses. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | shade to part shade |
| Moisture | moist |
| Soil & Site | prefers rich moist soil, found growing in shady woods, edges of woodland in moist soil |
| Flowers | solitary, terminal, greenish white sepals fall at the flowers expansion, apetalous, many stamens and pistils. |
| Fruit | a subglobose (almost globe shape) cluster of small red fruit, 1-2 black seeds |
| Leaves | palmately veined and lobed, dark green, wrinkled, lobes serrated. 1-2 leaves per plant |
| Stems | rhizome, yellow turning to a brownish yellow |
| Dimensions | 12 inches tall |
| Propagation | division of rhizomes, slow from seeds |
| Native Site | Native to Canada and eastern United States. |
| Misc Facts | Used in folk and modern times herbal medicine. Contains different alkaloids that have been used to treat many aliments. The alkaloid Berberine is the target chemical. The rhizome is the main source of material for the medicines. |
| Notes & Reference | www.botanical.com, #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Merel Black and Emmet Judziewicz) |
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