The Mayapple is also called a Devil's apple

American Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum


The Mayapple is also known as the Devil's apple, Hog apple, Indian apple, Umbrella plant, the Wild lemon, and American mandrake.

All the parts of the plant, except the fruit, are poisonous...

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I like May Apples...


According to history, Native Americans and early settlers originally used the rhizome of the mayapple for a variety of medicinal purposes. The plant grows in patches or colonies, usually in open woodlands.

Go here to see a beautiful mayapple photo.


I can't figure out why the May Apple is called May Apple...
the flower appears in early May, not the apple. The so called apple appears later during the summer and it is NOT even remotely related to apples. HA, How about that !!!!

I like May Apples.

The May apple is a perennial plant, native to the eastern part of North America. The stems grow to between 12 to 16 inches tall, with palmately lobed leaves that have 5-9 deeply cut lobes. The plant produces two forms. The ones with a single umbrella like leaf do not produce any flower or fruit. The plants that have a twin leaf structure bear a single small white flower with six to nine petals.

I like May Apples.



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