FOIBIS

Species Details -
Crocanthemum canadense (L.) Britton   

Accepted name: Crocanthemum canadense (L.) Britton   
Synonym(s): -Cistus   canadensis   L.    
-Halimium   canadense   Grasser    
English names: Long-branched Frostweed
Long-branched Frostweed
French names: Heliantheme du Canada
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Violales
Family:   Cistaceae
OPL Code: HCROCA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: A
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Infusion of plant taken and poultice of root applied for sore throat(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
114002
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S3
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
 


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