american umbrellaleaf, pixie-parasol, umbrella-leaf
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PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: DICY2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diphylleia cymosa
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-02-06
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: DIPHY2 GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Diphylleia GENUS AUTHORITY: Michx. GENUS COMMON: Umbrellaleaf GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 3 species, herbs, with a relictual north temperate distribution. The other two species in the genus are east Asian – D. grayi F. Schmidt of Japan and Sakhalin, and D. sinensis H.L. Li of the Hubei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces of China. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: George in FNA (1997); Ying, Terabayashi, & Boufford (1984)=Z; Stearn (2002)=Y; Loconte in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: BERBER FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Berberidaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789 FAMILY COMMON: Barberry Family FAMILY SUMMARY: As broadly defined here, a family of about 15 genera and 650 species, herbs and shrubs, of the temperate Northern Hemisphere and Andean South America. There has been much debate and study of whether the Berberidaceae should be recognized as a broadly defined unit, or split into a variety of segregate families (such as Podophyllaceae, Epimediaceae, Nandinaceae, Leonticaceae). Based on molecular studies, Kim & Jansen (1996, 1998) and Kim et al. (2004) conclude that division of the Berberidaceae into segregate families is not warranted. FAMILY REFERENCE: Whetstone, Atkinson, & Spaulding in FNA (1997); Wang et al. (2009); Stearn (2002); Kim & Jansen (1996, 1998); Ahrendt (1961); Loconte & Estes (1989b); Kim et al. (2004); Meacham (1980); Loconte in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
INTRO:Erect, colony-forming southern Appalachian endemic found in seepages and brook-banks in northern hardwood or cove hardwood forests, at moderate to high elevations STEMS:Stem single, unbranched; may start out hairy but becomes smooth. LEAVES: Leaves 2 per plant; to 20 in. long (and wide); divided into 2 lobed and toothed, kidney-shaped segments; the petiole is connected to the blade off-center. INFLORESCENCE: FLOWERS: Flowers in a 4-in.-wide terminal cluster borne on a stalk that rises from the leaf fork above the leaves; white; about 1 in. wide; consisting of 6 spreading petals and 6 prominent stamens surrounding a green ovary and single style. FRUITS:Fruit a dark-blue berry on a reddish stalk. COMMENTS: HEIGHT: 1-3 ft. DURATION:
Perennial
HABIT:
Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT:
Alternate LEAF COMPLEXITY:
Simple LEAF RETENTION:
Deciduous FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
Radial (Actinomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: May-Jun
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BLOOM COLOR: White
White
Red
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Blue
Lavender
Purple
Violet
Brown
Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD: Jul-Aug. DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Moist forests
NATIVE RANGE: HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text:
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diphylleia cymosa
COMMON NAME: Umbrella-leaf, Pixie-parasol
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, K, RAB, S, Va, W, Y, Z]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jun; Jul-Aug.
HABITAT: Seepages and brook-banks, sometimes away from brooks or seeps in northern hardwood or cove hardwood forests (but then usually in subterranean seepage), primarily at moderate to high elevations.
COMMENTS: A narrow Southern Appalachian endemic: high mountains of w. NC and e. TN, extending a short distance into ne. GA, nw. SC, and sw. VA.
RANGE MAP: Diphylleia cymosa.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Berberidaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Barberry Family) SUMMARY: As broadly defined here, a family of about 15 genera and 650 species, herbs and shrubs, of the temperate Northern Hemisphere and Andean South America. There has been much debate and study of whether the Berberidaceae should be recognized as a broadly defined unit, or split into a variety of segregate families (such as Podophyllaceae, Epimediaceae, Nandinaceae, Leonticaceae). Based on molecular studies, Kim & Jansen (1996, 1998) and Kim et al. (2004) conclude that division of the Berberidaceae into segregate families is not warranted. REFERENCE: Whetstone, Atkinson, & Spaulding in FNA (1997); Wang et al. (2009); Stearn (2002); Kim & Jansen (1996, 1998); Ahrendt (1961); Loconte & Estes (1989b); Kim et al. (2004); Meacham (1980); Loconte in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Diphylleia Michx. (Umbrellaleaf) SUMMARY: A genus of 3 species, herbs, with a relictual north temperate distribution. The other two species in the genus are east Asian – D. grayi F. Schmidt of Japan and Sakhalin, and D. sinensis H.L. Li of the Hubei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces of China. REFERENCE: George in FNA (1997); Ying, Terabayashi, & Boufford (1984)=Z; Stearn (2002)=Y; Loconte in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
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