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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)

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Behold the mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum, American mandrake. It may have "apple" in the name, but don't eat it--it is poisonous (though it also has medicinal uses--just don't snack on it!) #wildflowers #Mayapple #mandrake

Scenes from Balls Falls. #BloomScrolling #JackInThePulpit #MayApple #ruins #slugs #slug #hiking

#Mayapple, #Podophyllum peltatum. Cellphone snap. They’ve taken three years but are finally established enough to bloom!
#Garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

I learned about the mayapple plant, podophyllum peltatum, yesterday, when I found a little patch in a nature reserve near me. The most surprising thing about these plants to me is that they have these cool looking flowers hidden under the big leaves. Anyone know if there is a reason the flowers aren't more visible? I thought usually plants want the flowers to be easy to find so they can be pollinated.
#botany
#pollination
#mayapple
#bloomScrolling

Mayapples are unfurling like little umbrellas on the forest floor. This is in New York City! (Brooklyn Botanic Garden's native flora section)

species: Podophyllum peltatum

#mayapple #NativePlants #UrbanNature

Yellow River #Iowa

#RoadsideFlowers #NaturePhotography #Mayapple #Flowers #Ferns #MaidenhairFern