Triosteum perfoliatum
(Late Horse Gentian)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Late Horse Gentian, Feverwort, Perfoliate-leaf Horse Gentian, Wild Coffee, Broad Tinker's Weed, Horse Gentian
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 4 - 8
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: May - June
    Status: Native
    Range:

Triosteum perfoliatum, or Late Horse Gentian, is a native to most of the eastern half of the US. It is a perennial that grows in dryish, open woods, thickets and on woodland edges and along roadsides and railroads. It blooms in late spring with unassuming green-red flowers.

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