Triosteum aurantiacum (Orange-Fruited Horse Gentain)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Horse Ginseng, Orange-Fruited Horse Gentain, Orangefruit Horse-Gentian, Wild Coffee

Habit: Forb/herb

Flowers: Bloom Period: April, May. • Flower Color: red

Size: 36-48" tall.

Duration: Perennial

Culture: Space 9-12" apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Cornidae () - Frohne & Jensen Ex Reveal, 1994
        Superorder: Dipsacanae () - (Dumortier, 1829) Takhtajan, 1997
        Order: Dipsacales () - Dumortier, 1829
        Family: Caprifoliaceae () - A.l. De Jussieu, 1789
        Genus: Triosteum ()
        Specific epithet: aurantiacum - Bickn.
        Botanical name: - Triosteum aurantiacum Bickn.

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

There are approximately 30 species in this genus:

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

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