Ranunculaceae
Yellowroot
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Xanthorhiza
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- صفراء العروق كرفسية الورق
- arz
- صفراء العروق
- Chinese
- 黃根木, 黄根木
- Czech
- Žlutokořen jednoduchý, Žlutokořen
- Dutch
- Yellowroot
- English
- Yellowroot, Shrub yellowroot, Shrubby yellow-root, Brook-feather
- French
- Xanthorhiza
- German
- Gelbwurz, Xanthoriza
- Japanese
- ヒイラギナンテンモドキ
- Portuguese
- Xanthorhiza
- Slovak
- Xanthorhiza
Synonyms
- Xanthorhiza apiifolia L'Hér.
- Xanthorhiza tinctoria Woodh.
- Zanthorhiza apiifolia L'Hér.
- Zanthorhiza simplicissima Marshall
- Zanthorhiza tinctoria Woodf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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.