Scientific Name
Podophyllum peltatum

Common Name
May-apple; Mandrake

Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Flower/fruit: 1 inch solitary flower borne at the fork of the two leaf stalks; the six sepals are shed as the flower opens; 6 to 9 waxy white petals; 12 to 18 stamens with bright yellow anthers; edible fruit about the size of a small lemon
Flowering Season: Spring
Foliage: Pair of long-stalked umbrella-like leaves, attached to the stalk near the middle of the leaf; leaves deeply divided into 5 to 7 coarsely toothed lobes and 2-clefted at the end; nonflowering plants have a single umbrella-like leaf at the top of the stem
Site: Rich, slightly moist, humus soil; partial shade to shade
Comments: Often grows in colonies
 

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