Filipendula rubra Queen of the prairie (Rosaceae)

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Filipendula rubra
Queen of the prairie
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The Filipendula rubra plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Pensylvania to Georgia, west to Michigan and Iowa. It is a member of the Rosaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Queen of the prairie.

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Latin Name:  Filipendula rubra
Common Name:  Queen of the prairie
Family:  Rosaceae
Author:  (Hill.)Robinson.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  2.5   Mature Width:  1.25

Habitat:  Moist meadows and bogs[222].

Medicinal Information: The root is rich in tannin, it is used as an astringent in the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery, bleeding etc[222]. It has also been used in the treatment of various heart complaints[257]. The plant probably contains salicylic acid, the chemical forerunner of aspirin[222]. This is antiinflammatory and analgesic[222].

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