Gillenia stipulata

Gillenia stipulata, or American ipecac, is an herbacious perennial plant in the genus Gillenia, in the family Rosaceae,^[1] native to the United States from Texas to the west and south, New York to the North, and North Carolina to the east.^[2] The species grows in dry uplands and open woods, usually on acidic soils. It reaches a height of about 1 metre (3.3 ft) and has white flowers with 5 very narrow petals spaced widely apart.^[3]

Gillenia stipulata
Illustration from Nathaniel Lord Britton & Addison Brown's (1913) Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Gillenia
Species:	G. stipulata
Binomial name
Gillenia stipulata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
Porteranthus stipulatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton Spiraea stipulata Muhl. ex Willd.