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leaves |
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Habitat: |
moist, preferably open woods |
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Plant Height: |
30-50 cm, erect stem from rhizomes |
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Flower Color: |
white to pinkish |
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Flower: |
fragrant; nodding; 6-9 petals; 6 green sepals fall off early; stamens typically twice as many as the petals; ovary superior, unilocular |
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Inflorescence: |
single flower borne in axis of 2 leaves; 1 per plant |
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Fruit: |
large, fleshy, lemon-colored berry; not developing until August |
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Leaves: |
to 30 cm wide; usually 2 per plant; opposite; terminate stem; blade 5-9 lobed; lobes can be entire to coarsely serrate |
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Bloom Time: |
April-June |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
leaves, roots and seeds are poisonous if ingested in large quantities; some have allergic reactions after handling rhizomes; fruit edible when ripe, can be used in jellies, for juice or eaten fresh; flower are short lived.
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