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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.)


Distribution

Mayapple is found throughout the eastern and midwestern states of the U.S., from New York to Georgia and as far west as eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma. Mayapple grows in colonies in damp meadows, woodlands, pastures, and along roadsides, and is a familiar spring woodland plant in all counties of Illinois.

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Updated on: 01/21/2005 VK, 03/18/1996