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Habitat: |
deep, rich woods |
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Plant Height: |
30-38 cm, erect stem from thick rhizome |
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Flower Color: |
white due to numerous stamens; sepals (when present greenish-white) |
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Flower: |
incomplete; perfect; petals lacking; 3 sepals drop off early; stamens numerous; pistils numerous |
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Inflorescence: |
single, terminal flower |
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Fruit: |
red berries |
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Leaves: |
entire; doubly serrate; 5-lobed; cordate-rotund; 3-35 cm; pubescent; upper sessile, lower stalked |
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Bloom Time: |
late April-early May |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
ranks with Panax quinquefolius (American Ginseng) as one of most collected of Eastern North American plants; used medicinally; rare due to over collection; toxic and should not be eaten
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