Biology:Spigelia marilandica

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Short description: Species of plant


Woodland pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica - woodland pinkroot - desc-flowers 3.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Spigelia
Species:
S. marilandica
Binomial name
Spigelia marilandica
(L.) L.
Spigelia marilandica in the USA.svg
US distribution by state of Spigelia marilandica

Spigelia marilandica, the Indian pink[1][2] or woodland pinkroot,[3] is a herbacious perennial wildflower in the Loganiaceae family[1] native to inland areas of the Southeastern and Midwestern United States.[2]

It flowers in late spring and early summer[2] and tends to be found in low moist woods, ravines, or stream banks in partial or full shade.[1] The flowers are red, erect, tubes with a star-shaped yellow center at the tip.[4] It will grow 30–61 cm (1–2 ft) high with a spread of 15–46 cm (0.5–1.5 ft).[1]

Indian pink

It is used as an ornamental plant,[5] more popular in the UK and Europe than its native U.S.[4]

Its dried roots are used as an anthelmintic (dewormer), and are followed by a saline aperient to avoid unpleasant side effects and ensure that the toxic root is expelled along with the worms.[6] The roots are also a narcotic hallucinogen, but the alkaloid spigiline, which is largely responsible for both its hallucinogenic and medicinal action, can cause increased heart action, vertigo, convulsions and death if overdosed.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Spigelia marilandica" at the Missouri Botanical Garden website. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Spigelia marilandica, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/spigelia-marilandica/ 
  3. "Spigelia marilandica". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SPMA3. Retrieved 25 November 2015. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Tony Avent. "Plant Profile: Spigelia marilandica (Indian Pink)." Plants for a Future website. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11892. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Spigelia marilandica" at Plants for a Future website. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q7577149 entry