Common Names
Common Names in English:
Common Horsegentian, Fever Root, Feverwort, Wild Coffee
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Forb/herb
Flowers: Bloom Period: April, May, June. • Flower Color: red-purple
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 24-36" tall.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,092 meters (0 to 3,583 feet).Mean = 272.090 meters (892.684 feet), Standard Deviation = 144.110 based on 575 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Culture: Space 9-12" apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.
Taxonomy
- 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:
perfoliatum
- L.
- Botanical name: - Triosteum perfoliatum L.
- Specific epithet:
perfoliatum
- L.
- Genus:
Triosteum
(
- Family:
Caprifoliaceae
(
- Order:
Dipsacales
(
- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
(
- Subclass:
Cornidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Place of publication
: Sp.
pl. 1:176. 1753
Name verified on 27-Apr-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Aug-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Triosteum
There are approximately 30 species in this genus:
T. angustifolium (Yellow Horse Gentain) · T. angustifolium f. rubrum · T. angustifolium var. angustifolium · T. aurantiacum (Horse Ginseng) · T. aurantiacum E.P.Bicknell var. aurantiacum Bickn. · T. aurantiacum E.P.Bicknell var. illinoense (Wieg.) Palmer & Steyerm. · T. aurantiacum var. aurantiacum · T. aurantiacum var. glaucescens · T. aurantiacum var. illinoense · T. connatum · T. emodorum · T. erythrocarpum · T. fargesii · T. himalayanum · T. hirsutum · T. hispidum · T. intermedium · T. levigatum · T. majus · T. maruyamae · T. minus · T. molle · T. obovatum · T. perfoliatum (Common Horsegentian) · T. pinnatifidum · T. pumilum · T. rosthornii · T. sinuatum · T. triflorum · T. villosum
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 22, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 01, 2008)
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 22, 2007:
- Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Museum of Nature Herbarium
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
- University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2657215
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-35345
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13758032
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149512-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 316855
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 35345
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 149512-1
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: TRPE5
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 66883
