Jeffersonia diphylla

twinleaf

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Berberidaceae

Region

Mountain, Piedmont

States

District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 1ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

White

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Shade

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

April - May

Fall Color

Habitat

rich woods, calcareous soils

Notes

; listed as Ranunculaceae in Brown and Brown

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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