Synonyms: Bowman's-Root, Mountain Indian-physic, Porteranthus trifoliatus.
Bowman’s Root is a native herbaceous perennial of woodlands of eastern North America.
A member of the Rose Family (Rosaceae), Bowman’s Root has the five, separate petals characteristic of most wild members of that family. The petals are white or pale pink, narrow, and often twisted, somewhat resembling those of Amelanchier species. The leaves are nearly sessile, three-parted, and sharply toothed. The fruits are hairy. Bowman's Root is related to American Ipecac (Rosaceae). (There is another species with the common name American Ipecac, but it belongs to an entirely different family, the Euphorbiaceae. The latter species is Euphorbia ipecacuanhae).
In Maryland Bowman's Root occurs mainly in rich woods of the western mountains, but there are scattered occurrences in the Piedmont and the western Coastal Plain.
There are 94 records in the project database.
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