Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) Height - 4' and Taller giving it another common name

giving it another common name of musclewood

With fragmentation

which gives it it's other common name duck potato

This tree is quite attractive with its bark peeling like its cousins BETULA PAPYRIFERA (PAPER BIRCH)  and BETULA NIGRA (RIVER BIRCH) but yellow birch has yellow to bronze bark rather than the paper having white and river having more of a tan peeling bark

this rosemallow thrives in prairie situations and does well in sunny rain gardens

Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) Height - 4' and Taller giving it another common nameCulver's Root reaches around five feet high and is crowned by a tall cluster of bright white flower spikes of tightly packed florets. A favorite of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, it is found in prairie to savanna situations and thrives in moist to mesic soils. Named after Dr. Culver, an early American physician, who used the plant for its laxative properties. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet Mesic Dry Mesic Height 4' 5'