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Photographer: Robert Bierman
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Family Caprifoliaceae
Triosteum perfoliatum L.
feverwort, late horse-gentian, tinker's-weed, wild-coffee
Triosteum: Greek for "three bones" referring to the three hard seeds found in each fruit
perfoliatum: Latin for "through the leaf"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-4' tall forb; stems with many crisp, short hairs (less than .02") |
| Flower: | purplish to greenish, 5-parted, 1/2" long, tubular-shaped, unequal lobes, hairy on the back and edges; inflorescence usually a cluster of 3-4 flowers per leaf axil; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | roundish, dry, dull orange/yellow berry with 3 oblong stones |
| Leaf: | large, connected at base |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, thickets; in thin, rocky soil |
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