Trollius laxus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Trollius |
Species: | T. laxus |
Binomial name | |
Trollius laxus Salisb. 1807 |
Trollius laxus is a flowering plant species in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family. It is native to North America and is considered to have two subspecies, one with a distribution is the east and one in the west.Common names for Trollius laxus include American globeflower and American spreading globeflower.
The two subspecies of Trollius laxus are:
Subspecies albiflorus has a distribution over southwestern Canada and northwestern United States, while ssp. laxus has a range in the northeastern U.S., limited to parts of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.