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mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Podophyllum is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. In the past, several species were included in the genus, but all but one have been transferred to other genera (Dysosma, Pilea, and Sinopodophyllum). The one remaining species is Podophyllum peltatum, with common names mayapple, American mandrake, wild mandrake, and ground lemon. It is widespread across most of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

mayapple in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 23)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 23)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.62

mayapple in The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1

The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1

Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.89

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49288.