| Characteristics: |
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Habitat: |
rich woods |
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Plant Height: |
to 25 cm; erect stem |
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Flower Color: |
white |
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Flower: |
complete; perfect; 5 white petals make 5 red/brown or blackish anthers stand out |
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Inflorescence: |
small umbels subtended by leafy bracts |
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Fruit: |
schizocarp; flat disk; cordate (heart-shaped) at base; notched at tip; ribbed |
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Leaves: |
1-2 cauline leaves are alternate; divided into narrowly lobed segments; entire |
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Bloom Time: |
March-April |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
one of the earliest native bloomers in east central Indiana; only native flower of this genus to area; also call Pepper and Salt |