| Description | May Apple (Podophyllum pelatum) is a native wildflower that can form large colonies. Found in woodland conditions. |
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| Plant Type | Wild Flowers, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | Grows best a bright shade. In full sun the plants will deteriorate and disappear quicker as the summer progresses. |
| Moisture | Prefers moist woodland conditions but tolerants a drier sites. |
| Soil & Site | moist woodland |
| Flowers | white, found hanging upside down under the large deeply divided leaves, 3 sepals and 3 petals |
| Fruit | Forms a berry that becomes pale yellow. Hence the common name "May Apple" |
| Leaves | palamtely lobed, light green, long petioles that can branch or remain single |
| Stems | rhizome |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | Can be aggressive if the site is right. Creeps by an underground rhizome. |
| Propagation | seeds or divisions from the colony. |
| Native Site | North America |
| Author's Notes | One of the best times of year is when it is emerging out of the soil. The plants are a bronze color and it is fun to watch them unfold forming their umbrella like shape. |
| Notes & Reference | #153-Illinois Wild Flower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info), #218-Flora of Wisconsin (wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu) |
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