North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Berberidaceae > Diphylleia
	Umbrella-leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005 The only North American member of its genus, Umbrella-leaf is uncommon and grows in/near seepages in the NC mountains.
	Umbrella-leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005 Very large leaves form umbrellas over ground underneath.
	Umbrella-leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) Watauga Co., NC 27 July 2006
	Umbrella-leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) Watauga Co., NC 27 July 2006 Berries are dark blue when ripe.

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.