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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Diphylleia cymosa   FAMILY Berberidaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Diphylleia cymosa   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Diphylleia cymosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Diphylleia cymosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)

Podophyllum cymosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-06-001:

Diphylleia cymosa   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Diphylleia cymosa

 

COMMON NAME:
Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_dicy2_001_lvd

        

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

JK Marlow    jkm060429_023

April    Macon County    NC

Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

JK Marlow    jkm130420_459

April    Transylvania County    NC

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

JK Marlow    jkm060508_049

May    Macon County    NC

Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

JK Marlow    jkm060508_053

May    Macon County    NC

Nantahala National Forest: Wayah Ranger District

Flowering stem leaves are peltate near the margin and from 1 to 2' across, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

JK Marlow    jkm070518_121

May    Avery County    NC

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

JK Marlow    jkm070518_123

May    Avery County    NC

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

JK Marlow    jkm120505_172

May    Rabun County    GA

Chattahoochee National Forest

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JK Marlow    jkm150508_948

May    Union County    GA

Sosebee Cove

Like Mayapple, vegetative plants have a single leaf, flowering plants have 2, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_d_cymosa_umbrella_z

May        

Unlike most other dicots, the sepals, petals & stamens number 6 each, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

Ron Lance    rwl_diphylleia_cymosa

May    Jackson County    NC

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

Dan Whitten    sdw_umbrella_leaf

May    Smyth County    VA

Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdcymosa_gf1

May-June?    Avery County    NC

Grandfather Mountain

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

JK Marlow    jkm200717_6661

July    Jackson County    NC

Nantahala National Forest

image of Diphylleia cymosa, Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmdcymosa_poplarcreek1

July-August?        

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Ben Geer Keys    bgk478_a

August        

Fruits are conspicuous, round, dark blue, fleshy, and on red stalks, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Diphylleia cymosa   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Diphylleia cymosa   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Diphylleia cymosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Diphylleia cymosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)
Podophyllum cymosum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-06-001:
Diphylleia cymosa   FAMILY Berberidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Diphylleia cymosa

 

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478

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: seepages and brookbanks, sometimes away from brooks or seeps in northern hardwood or cove hardwood forests (but then usually in subterranean seepage), primarily at moderate to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Mountains of GA & NC (rare in SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Flowering plants have 2 alternate stem leaves; non-flowering plants have only 1
Petiole attached to leaf's lower surface instead of margin; leaves peltate.

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
6 sepals
6 petals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Blue
Berry

 

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