Lithospermum caroliniense, commonly known as the hairy puccoon or Carolina puccoon or Plains puccoon,[2] is a flowering plant found in the Midwestern United States and Canadian provinces surrounding the Great Lakes.[3] The plant grows in sandhills, pine barrens, and dry, sandy woods.[4]
Dr. Robert W. Poole and Dr. Patricia Gentili describe the hairy puccoon as follows:[5]
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.
lithospermum, caroliniense, commonly, known, hairy, puccoon, carolina, puccoon, plains, puccoon, flowering, plant, found, midwestern, united, states, canadian, provinces, surrounding, great, lakes, plant, grows, sandhills, pine, barrens, sandy, woods, nevada, . Lithospermum caroliniense commonly known as the hairy puccoon or Carolina puccoon or Plains puccoon 2 is a flowering plant found in the Midwestern United States and Canadian provinces surrounding the Great Lakes 3 The plant grows in sandhills pine barrens and dry sandy woods 4 Lithospermum carolinienseIn Nevada County ArkansasConservation statusApparently Secure NatureServe 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder BoraginalesFamily BoraginaceaeGenus LithospermumSpecies L carolinienseBinomial nameLithospermum caroliniense Walter ex J F Gmel MacMill Contents 1 Description 2 Cultivation and uses 3 References 4 External linksDescription editDr Robert W Poole and Dr Patricia Gentili describe the hairy puccoon as follows 5 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 nbsp Flowers of hairy puccoon at Illinois Beach State ParkCultivation and uses editTo 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 4 References edit NatureServe 2023 Lithospermum caroliniense Arlington Virginia Retrieved 14 November 2023 PLAINS PUCCOON Ohio Department of Natural Resources Retrieved 2021 05 31 United States Department of Agriculture a b Plants for a Future nearctica Archived 2008 07 26 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lithospermum caroliniense nbsp Data related to Lithospermum caroliniense at Wikispecies Lithospermum caroliniense Plants for a Future nbsp This Boraginoideae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lithospermum caroliniense amp oldid 1185138693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
