Rosaceae FAMILY

Physocarpus opulifolius

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

Large medicinal doses can be toxic[ 257 Title Native American Ethnobotany Publication Author Moerman. D. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9 Description Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader. ].

Botanical Description

Physocarpus opulifolius is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and Eastern N. America - Quebec to South Carolina, west to Alabama, Arkansas and Minnesota.

HabitatBanks of streams[ 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].