Ranunculaceae
American globeflower
Trollius laxus
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Trollius
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- American globeflower
- Icelandic
- Engjagullhnappur
- Swedish
- Blek smörskål
Synonyms
- Gaissenia verna Raf.
- Trollius americanus Ledeb.
- Trollius decapetalus Herb.Bosc ex DC.
- Trollius pentapetalus Herb.Banks ex Pursh
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.