Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Podophyllum peltatum
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Podophyllum peltatum
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 077-07-001:
Podophyllum peltatum
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
COMMON NAME:
May-apple, American Mandrake
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JK Marlow jkm0303k_10
March Oconee County SC
Oconee Station/Station Cove
Leaves peltate and deeply lobed, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
JK Marlow jkm0503d_13
March Oconee County SC
Oconee Station/Station Cove
Flower bud already visible between the two unfolding leaves.
JK Marlow jkm0304u_13
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Only the two-leaved plants bear flowers, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_peltatum_3
April
Corolla white, firm; petals 6-9, stamens usually 12-18; stigma sessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Tim Spira tpspodophyllum_clones
April
They form large colonies through rhizomatous growth, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition.
JK Marlow jkm080726_001
July Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Yellow, fleshy, many-seeded, berry about the size of a small lemon, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.