Caprifoliaceae

Yellowfruit horse-gentian

Triosteum angustifolium L.

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Triosteum

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Yellowfruit horse-gentian: Species from eastern North America Common name: Yellow horse-gentian Photographed in Gillam Park at the Arkansas Audubon Center, Little Rock, Arkansas — Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Yellowfruit horse-gentian

Synonyms

Triosteum angustifolium f. rubrum F.C.Lane
Triosteum angustifolium var. angustifolium
Triosteum minus Michx.
Triosteum pumilum Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.