Description
(Podophyllum peltatum): (5 pt) Spring shoots like closed umbrellas, unfold to showy round single or paired 1’ leaves, on 1’ stalks. Single pearl-white 2” flower, under leaves, Apr.-May. 2” yellow fruit ripens late summer. Wet-dry, likes moist soil; tough. Spreads 6-12”/year, forms colonies. Can go dormant in drought. Bold ground cover in woods/leafy areas. Bees, Box Turtles.
