Yellowroot

Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marshall - Buttercup family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.