Feb 14, 2025 · Yellow root (not to be confused with goldenseal [Hydrastis canadensis L.]), a shrub-like plant indigenous to the east coast of North America, grows from New York to Florida and is commonly found near stream banks and shady areas.

Xanthorhiza simplicissima (Yellow Root) is a low-growing, spreading shrub with erect stems clothed with pinnately compound, deeply lobed leaves. Bright green in spring, the foliage turns showy shades of red, yellow, orange, or purple in fall.

Feb 25, 2015 · Yellow root is a small woody plant native to a large part of eastern North America, but it is rare in cultivation and hard to find in gardening books. The Arnold Arboretum in Boston and the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh include this plant in their landscapes.

Yellow roots are prevalent in the eastern United States and are a member of the buttercup family. It is a lovely plant with distinct traits such as exceptional fern-like leaves, yellow roots, and little flowers. In this article, we will go over how to identify yellow root, including physical traits and habitat. What Is Yellow Root Plant?

Xanthorhiza simplicissima (yellowroot) is the only member of the genus Xanthorhiza, and one of very few genera in the family Ranunculaceae with a woody stem (the other notable example being Clematis). It is native to the eastern United States from Maine south to northern Florida and west to Ohio and eastern Texas.

Jun 9, 2023 · Yellowroot’s elegant, subtle maroon flowers are just emerging in March in the mountains of North Carolina. This native shrub in the buttercup family prefers the dappled sunlight and silty soils of the streamside and floodplain, but will tolerate drier soil in cultivation.

Use this plant as a ground cover on banks of streams, woodland gardens and naturalized areas. Its common name, Yellowroot, comes from the roots of the plant, which are yellow. The roots and stems can be used in dye making.

Plant Family: Clusiaceae (St. John’s Wort) Botanical Name: Xanthorhiza Simplicissima. Alternative Name: Yellow-root. Medicinal Uses: Y ellowroot is an anti-inflammatory and a natural antibiotic.

Xanthorhiza simplicissima, commonly called yellowroot, is a deciduous, suckering, spreading shrub native to forested stream banks and other moist woodland areas in portions of the eastern and southeastern United States.

The plant’s yellow roots and wood have been a source of yellow dye used by some Indigenous peoples of the Southern Appalachians. A small, deciduous, clonal shrub, attractive and tough, it’s one to three feet tall with inconspicuous flowers and fruit.