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Lithospermum caroliniense

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(Redirected from Hairy puccoon) North American species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae

Lithospermum caroliniense
In Nevada County, Arkansas
Conservation status

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Lithospermum
Species: L. caroliniense
Binomial name
Lithospermum caroliniense
(Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill.

Lithospermum caroliniense, commonly known as the hairy puccoon or Carolina puccoon or Plains puccoon, is a flowering plant found in the Midwestern United States and Canadian provinces surrounding the Great Lakes. The plant grows in sandhills, pine barrens, and dry, sandy woods.

Description

Dr. Robert W. Poole and Dr. Patricia Gentili describe the hairy puccoon as follows:

Flowers large (up to 1 inch in diameter) yellow-orange with 5 petals and basal parts of petals fused into a long corolla tube. Stamens hidden in corolla tube. Flowers arranged in a flat-topped cluster or weakly curled, short sprays. Stem and leaves coarsely hairy. Leaves broadest in the middle, tapering at either end, and outer margin smooth. Plant 1 to 2.5 feet in height.

Cultivation and uses

To cultivate Lithospermum caroliniense a warm sunny position in a moderately fertile well-drained lime-free sandy soil is needed.

A red dye is obtained from the dried or pulverized roots. The powdered root has also been used in the treatment of chest wounds.

References

  1. NatureServe (2023). "Lithospermum caroliniense". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. "PLAINS PUCCOON". Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. United States Department of Agriculture
  4. ^ Plants for a Future
  5. nearctica Archived 2008-07-26 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Taxon identifiers
Lithospermum caroliniense
Batschia caroliniensis


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