Rose Family Height: To 40" The flowers of American Ipecac are smaller than Bowman's Root. An easy way to identify the plant is by the two small stipules at the base of the leaves (thus the species name stipulatus. Also, look for the red calyx. Both plants grow to around 40 inches. Perennial Where seen: Big South Fork, Piney River, Great Smoky Mountains NP {Formerly known as: Gillenia stipulata}
Rose Family Height: To 40" Bowman's Root and American Ipecac are very similar, look closely at the leaves; Bowman's Root has three leaflets. Perennial Where seen: Frozen Head SP, Great Smoky Mountains NP {Formerly known as: Gillenia trifoliata}
Buttercup Family Height: 4" - 8" April 15, 2005 These plants have a beautiful, white, single flower --- talk about putting all your eggs in one basket! "Quinquefolia" means five-leaved. This one was blooming in April at Frozen Head State Park. Anemones have only colored sepals, no petals. Like many other spring, woodland wildflowers, Wood Anemone grows close to the ground. Perennial Where seen: Great Smoky Mountains NP, Frozen Head SP, University of Tennessee Arboretum, Ijams Nature Center
