North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Berberidaceae > Podophyllum (mayapple)
	Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006 Statewide in NC in a variety of habitats, usually in or near woods.
	Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006 Moth pollinated?
	Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Clay Co., NC 19 July 2007
	Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Clay Co., NC 19 July 2007
	Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Clay Co., NC 19 July 2007
	Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Clay Co., NC 19 July 2007 Leaves are peltate, meaning the petiole (leaf stalk) attaches to the leaf blade in the middle of the blade (like an umbrella) rather than at the base.
	Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) Clay Co., NC 19 July 2007

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.