Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) 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.
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