View source for Caulophyllum thalictroides

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|accepted_name=Caulophyllum thalictroides
|accepted_authority=(Linnaeus) Michaux
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Fl. Bor.-Amer.
|place=1: 204. 1803
|year=1803
}}
|common_names=Blue cohosh;squaw-root;papoose-root;caulophylle faux-pigamon
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=E
|label=Endemic
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Illustrated
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Leontice thalictroides
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|publication_title=Sp. Pl.
|publication_place=1: 312. 1753
}}
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Berberidaceae;Caulophyllum;Caulophyllum thalictroides
|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 thalictroides]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 3
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>2-9 dm. <b>Leaves</b>: 1st leaf (3-)4-ternate; 2d leaf (2-)3-ternate; leaflets 3-8 × 2-10 cm. <b>Inflorescences</b> with 5-70 flowers. <b>Flowers</b>: bracteoles 1-3 mm; sepals yellow, purple, green, 3-6 2-3 mm, apically revolute; petals 1-2.5 mm; stamen filaments 0.5-1.5 mm; pistil 1-3 mm; style 0.25-1 mm. <b>2n</b> = 16.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering late spring.
|habitat=Mesophytic forests
|elevation=0-1200 m
|distribution=Man.;N.B.;Ont.;Que.;Ala.;Ark.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Pa.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Vt.;Va.;W.Va.;Wis.
|discussion=<p>Native Americans used various preparations of the root of <i>Caulophyllum thalictroides</i> medicinally to treat rheumatism, toothaches, profuse menstruation, indigestion and stomach cramps, fits and hysterics, genito-urinary disfunction, gallstones, and fever, as an aid in childbirth, and as a general tonic (D. E. Moermann 1986).</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Caulophyllum thalictroides
|authority=(Linnaeus) Michaux
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=Leontice thalictroides
|family=Berberidaceae
|phenology=Flowering late spring.
|habitat=Mesophytic forests
|elevation=0-1200 m
|distribution=Man.;N.B.;Ont.;Que.;Ala.;Ark.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Pa.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Vt.;Va.;W.Va.;Wis.
|reference=None
|publication title=Fl. Bor.-Amer.
|publication year=1803
|special status=Endemic;Illustrated
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|genus=Caulophyllum
|species=Caulophyllum thalictroides
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