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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Caprifoliaceae
Triosteum aurantiacum E.P.Bicknell
early horse-gentian, orange-fruit horse-gentian
Triosteum: Greek for "three bones" referring to the three hard seeds found in each fruit
aurantiacum: orange-colored
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-4' tall forb; stems with many crisp, long hairs (greater than .02") |
| Flower: | purplish to red, 5-parted, 1/2" long, tubular-shaped, unequal lobes; inflorescence usually a cluster of 3-4 flowers per leaf axil; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | roundish, dry, bright orange/red berry with 3 oblong stones |
| Leaf: | large, not connected at the base |
| Habitat: | woods, thickets; in rich soil |
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