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mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Mayapple is a fun plant that grows in shady forests. It has big, umbrella-like leaves and produces a yellow fruit that looks like a little apple. But be careful, not all parts of the plant are safe to eat!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The mayapple has large, deeply lobed leaves that often look like tiny green umbrellas, usually two per flowering stem. A single white or pale yellow flower is tucked underneath these distinctive leaves, later developing into a small, lemon-yellow fruit.

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mayapple

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Indigenous peoples traditionally used mayapple for various medicinal purposes, especially its roots.

Its name comes from the apple-like fruit that ripens in late spring or early summer!

Mayapple leaves emerge rolled up like tiny cigars before unfurling into their signature umbrella shape.

Though most parts are toxic, some animals like box turtles safely enjoy the ripe, yellow fruits.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Umbrella Shield

Mayapple has broad, umbrella-like leaves that shelter its flower and developing fruit from rain and direct sunlight.

Fähigkeit

Underground Network

Mayapple can spread quickly using strong underground stems called rhizomes, forming large colonies across the forest floor.

Fähigkeit

Toxic Defense

Most parts of the mayapple plant are highly toxic, helping it to deter hungry herbivores from eating its leaves and roots.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-45 cm
Ausbreitung
30-45 cm
Blütengröße
3-5 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

Helps fertilize the hidden flowers of mayapple.

eats

Eastern box turtle

Terrapene carolina

Enjoys consuming the ripe, yellow mayapple fruits.

eats

Eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

May also eat the ripe, fallen fruits from the plant.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

American MandrakeWild Mandrake

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not eat any part of the plant except the ripe fruit, and always ask an adult before trying new foods.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von mayapple?

30-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von mayapple?

30-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von mayapple?

3-5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von mayapple?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von mayapple?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von mayapple?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von mayapple?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von mayapple?

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