| Accepted name: |
Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius |
| Synonym(s): |
-Neillia opulifolia Benth. & Hook.
-Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim.
-Spiraea opulifolia L.
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| English names: |
Eastern Ninebark
Eastern Ninebark
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| French names: |
Physocarpe à feuilles d'obier
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WPHYOPO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative for gonorrhea. Decoction of inner bark taken and used as a wash for scrofulous glands in neck. Decoction of bark taken as a purgative, a large dose fatal(*29)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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