Mayapple
Scientific Name: Podophyllum peltatum
Entire plant, apart from the ripe yellow fruit, is deadly toxic. Plant is also irritant. Leaves peltate (petiole attached to bottom of leaf instead of leaf margin).
Mayapple
Scientific Name: Podophyllum peltatum
Mayapple
| Genus species: | Podophyllum peltatum | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Mayapple | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Berberidaceae 
Perennial herbs or spiny shrubs with yellow wood; leaves alternate; flowers bisexual, regular; fruit a berry or capsule. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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