Plant
Chinese Globeflower
Trollius chinensisChinese globeflower is an upright perennial with deeply divided leaves and rounded golden-orange flowers. Numerous petal-like sepals surround a dense center and give each bloom a full globe shape.
Wet-meadow PlantOrange FlowerHerbaceous Perennial
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & preyPhotosynthesis; roots absorb water and mineral nutrients
Predators
- Slugs
- Leaf-chewing insects
- Browsing mammals
ThreatsWetland drainage, overcollection, grazing, mowing, and climate-driven drying
HabitatsMoist meadows, stream margins, forest clearings, and cool mountain slopes
Life spanPerennial crowns can persist for many years
Classification
- FamilyRanunculaceae
- SpeciesTrollius chinensis
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskHigh
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- Why interaction risk is high
- Globeflower tissues may irritate skin and cause poisoning; do not ingest or crush wild plants.
- Why it is dangerous
- Fresh buttercup-family tissues can contain irritating compounds that are harmful when swallowed or crushed against skin.
- How to recognize a risky encounter
- Confirm the deeply divided leaves and many-sepaled globe flower without handling the plant.
- What to do
- Do not taste, pick, or crush it; wash exposed skin and seek poison guidance after ingestion.
Responsible observation
- Flower: Count the many overlapping golden-orange sepals from a distance.
- Habitat: Keep out of saturated meadow vegetation.
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