What is "trollius laxus"

Globeflower \Globe"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)

1. A plant of the genus Trollius ( T. Europ[ae]us), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers.

2. The American plant Trollius laxus.

   Japan globeflower. See Corchorus.

Trollius laxus is a flowering plant species in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family. It is native to North America and is considered to have two subspecies, one with a distribution is the east and one in the west.Common names for Trollius laxus include American globeflower and American spreading globeflower.