GROUND COVER: Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This native ground cover, common throughout the Mid-Atlantic, carpets the floor of mixed deciduous forests. Like its Latin epithet, single, vegetative leaves are peltate (umbrella-like). In mid-spring, paired leaves may hide showy but sparse white flowers. Fully ripened fruits, mayapples, are used for preserves.
