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Achlys triphylla

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Species of flowering plant

Achlys triphylla
Achlys triphylla (Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro, Oregon)
Conservation status

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Achlys
Species: A. triphylla
Binomial name
Achlys triphylla
(Sm.) DC.
Synonyms

Leontice triphylla Smith in A. Rees

Achlys triphylla, common names sweet after death, deer-foot or vanilla-leaf, is a plant species native to the mountains of the West Coast of North America. It has been reported from the Cascades and from the Coast Ranges in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northern California, at elevations of up to 1500 m (5000 feet).

Achlys triphylla flower spike.

Achlys triphylla is an herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has trifoliate leaves and small white flowers.

Medicinal uses

Multiple Pacific Northwest tribes use the leaves in an infusion drink for tuberculosis. One Lummi informant said the whole plant was mashed and soaked in water, which was drunk as an emetic.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Achlys triphylla". NatureServe Explorer Achlys triphylla. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. The Plant List
  3. Flora of North America vol 3
  4. Fukuda, I. 1967. The biosystematics of Achlys. Taxon 16: 308-316
  5. Fukuda, I. and H.G. Baker. 1970. Achlys californica (Berberidaceae), a new species. Taxon 19: 341-344.
  6. "Ethnobotany of Western Washington" by Erna Gunther. page 31

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Taxon identifiers
Achlys triphylla
Leontice triphylla
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