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Deerleg
10-19-2007, 12:01
Just got back from a week walking from Unicoi Gap to Fontana and took a pic of this plant somewhere around Tellico Gap NC on Oct 15th. It reminded me of a Mayapple or umbrella plant, but was much bigger, maybe 18-20” leaves, and small bunches of pea size blue berries clustered above the leaf. Anybody know what it is? I think I’ve run across it before further north…:-?
http://i20.tinypic.com/2rdgrar.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/%3Ca%20href=)
jlb2012
10-19-2007, 12:32
my best guess is Diphylleia cymosa aka Umbrella-leaf
emerald
10-19-2007, 13:45
I'll second #2.:)
Deerleg
10-19-2007, 14:42
I looked it up and you are right.
Thanks for you help!
jlb2012
10-19-2007, 15:12
btw the distribution of Diphylleia cymosa only goes north to about Grayson highlands area of Virginia - if you were thinking you saw it further north than that then it probably was some other blue berried plant like Blue Cohosh that you are thinking of
Jan LiteShoe
10-19-2007, 15:23
Just got back from a week walking from Unicoi Gap to Fontana and took a pic of this plant somewhere around Tellico Gap NC on Oct 15th. It reminded me of a Mayapple or umbrella plant, but was much bigger, maybe 18-20” leaves, and small bunches of pea size blue berries clustered above the leaf. Anybody know what it is? I think I’ve run across it before further north…:-?
http://i20.tinypic.com/2rdgrar.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/%3Ca%20href=)

Call me slow, but I don't see the image.
What am I missing?
jlb2012
10-19-2007, 15:29
Call me slow, but I don't see the image.
What am I missing?

beats me - maybe the link will work better for you try : http://i20.tinypic.com/2rdgrar.jpg
Jan LiteShoe
10-19-2007, 15:32
beats me - maybe the link will work better for you try : http://i20.tinypic.com/2rdgrar.jpg
Ah, that did it.
I wonbder why neither link nor photo showed up.
Sometimes I see photos in posts, sometimes I don't.
Thanks HOI.
buckowens
10-19-2007, 16:59
I found another good description here: http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Diphylleia+cymosa

Roo bought a little plant ID card that was pretty cool when they picked me up at NOC. She is getting pretty good at knowing the plants and flowers.