View source for Caulophyllum giganteum

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|accepted_name=Caulophyllum giganteum
|accepted_authority=(Farwell) Loconte & W. H. Blackwell
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Phytologia
|place=49: 483. 1981
|year=1981
}}
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=E
|label=Endemic
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Caulophyllum thalictroides var. giganteum
|authority=Farwell
|publication_title=Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci.
|publication_place=20: 178. 1918
}}
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Berberidaceae;Caulophyllum;Caulophyllum giganteum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Berberidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Caulophyllum]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Caulophyllum giganteum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 3
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>2-7 dm. <b>Leaves</b>: 1st leaf (2-)3-ternate; 2d leaf (1-)2-ternate; leaflets 5-10 × 3-8 cm. <b>Inflorescences</b> with 4-18 flowers. <b>Flowers</b>: bracteoles 2-4 mm; sepals purple, red, brown, yellow, 6-9 × 1-4 mm, laterally revolute; petals 2-3 mm; stamen filaments 1.5-2.5 mm; pistil 3-5 mm; style 1-2 mm. <b>2n</b> = 16.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering early spring.
|habitat=Mesophytic forests
|elevation=0-700 m
|distribution=Ont.;Que.;Ky.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;N.H.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Pa.;Tenn.;Vt.;Va.;W.Va.
|discussion=<p><i>Caulophyllum giganteum</i> has a relatively northern distribution, and it flowers precociously; <i>C. thalictroides</i> has a broader distribution, extending farther south, flowers and fruits later, and is less precocious. <i>Caulophyllum giganteum</i> is treated as part of <i>C. thalictroides</i> by most authors.</p>
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name=Caulophyllum giganteum
|author=
|authority=(Farwell) Loconte & W. H. Blackwell
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=Caulophyllum thalictroides var. giganteum
|family=Berberidaceae
|phenology=Flowering early spring.
|habitat=Mesophytic forests
|elevation=0-700 m
|distribution=Ont.;Que.;Ky.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;N.H.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Pa.;Tenn.;Vt.;Va.;W.Va.
|reference=None
|publication title=Phytologia
|publication year=1981
|special status=Endemic
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|genus=Caulophyllum
|species=Caulophyllum giganteum
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