Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 1-2'
Flowers: Apr.-May; white
Fruit: yellow; berry

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist
Soil pH:
Soil type: Loamy Organic

Habitat

rich moist woods & open fields

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD VA WV DE NY PA

Wildlife

*

Notes

ripe fruit edible; woodland groundcover; mottled foliage

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1376.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004