''Achlys triphylla'', common names sweet after death, deer-foot or vanilla-leaf, is a plant species native to the mountains of the West Coast of North America. It has been reported from the
Cascades and from the
Coast Ranges
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in
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Washington
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Oregon
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and northern
California
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, at elevations of up to 1500 m (5000 feet).
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''Achlys triphylla'' is an herb up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has trifoliate leaves and small white flowers.
Medicinal uses
Multiple Pacific Northwest tribes use the leaves in an infusion drink for tuberculosis. One Lummi informant said the whole plant was mashed and soaked in water, which was drunk as an emetic.["Ethnobotany of Western Washington" by Erna Gunther. page 31]
References
External links
Jepson eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Achlys triphylla'' subsp. ''triphylla''
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Berberidaceae
Flora of British Columbia
Flora of California
Flora of Oregon
Flora of Washington (state)
Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Plants described in 1821
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle