Podophyllum peltatum
Common Name: Mayapple
Family Name: Berberidaceae
Native to southwestern Virginia, this plant kind of looks like little umbrellas. The foliage is peltate--the leaf joins the stem right in the middle of the leaf. It spreads, forming colonies by rhizomes. One can tell how old the plant is by the number of leaves--usually two or one leaf per season plus a flower cleft.
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