Rosaceae FAMILY

Filipendula rubra

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Filipendula rubra is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a spreading rhizomatous rootstock; it forms clumps of upright stems in irregular patches, growing around 180 - 250cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its fragrant flowers and attractive foliage.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and Eastern N. America - Minnesota to Vermont, south to Missouri, Mississippi and North Carolina.

HabitatMoist meadows and bogs, roadsides, ditches, often persistent in abandoned gardens; at elevations from sea level to around 1,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].