Texas Wildbuds
Podophyllum peltatum
(May Apple)
Podophyllum peltatum, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0381
Podophyllum peltatum, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0386
Podophyllum peltatum, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0394
Podophyllum peltatum, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0387
Podophyllum peltatum, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0390
| Scientific Name | Podophyllum peltatum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | POPE |
| Common Name | May Apple | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 18850 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Moist areas along streams and ponds, meadows, fields, edges of thickets, roadside ditches and other wet areas. Plant: Perennial 1 to 5 ft. tall, colony-forming from long rhizomes; stout to slender, straight stems can fall over from the weight of the flowers; stems are smooth except for short hairs in vertical lines. Leaves: Basal leaves wither before flowering; leaves along stem are alternate, lance-ovate to oblanceolate or linear and sessile or clasping; blades are 2 to 6 inches long and up to 3/4-inch wide (upper leaves are smaller); lower stem leaves have serrate margins, middle and upper leaves are entire. Inflorescence: Branching clusters of stalked flowers at the top of the stems and from upper leaf axils; 20 or more flowers per branch; flowers are 3/4 to 1 inch across with 16 to 50 narrow white to bluish rays and a yellow center with 16 to 38 disc florets that turn reddish with age; involucres have layers of lance-linear phyllaries, appressed to slightly spreading, green and whitish; outer phyllaries 1/3 to 2/3 the length of the inner. Bloom Period: July to October. References: Flora of North America, Minnesota Wildflowers and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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