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Podophyllum peltatum

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Field Notes

Description:

A plant with six leaves and one stem.

Habitat:

Swampy understory

Species ID Suggestions

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

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Comments (2)
Leuba Ridgway
CloudDweller, check the weblinks below - maybe it is a bloodroot plant (Sanguinaria canadensis) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanguinaria http://people.duke.edu/~jspippen/plants/sanguinaria.htm Perhaps not flowering yet ? anyway, hope this helps..

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Plants of Pennsylvania
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PublishedApril 29, 2013

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