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Part of order Saxifragales.
Native to 🇨🇳 China and 🇯🇵 Japan. There, it is used to make furniture. Elsewhere, sometimes planted as an ornamental, due to interesting foliage, and caramel scent in late in the growing season. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) On No-Plant List by Seneca Nation of Indians. (page 60)
🔍︎ 🔍︎ images Discover Life Encyclopedia of Life MSUE tip sheet Missouri Botanical Garden NRCS PLANTS db Wikipedia
🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╫ opposite, 🍁︎🍂︎ simple