Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Twinleaf from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Jeffersonia diphylla
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Jeffersonia diphylla
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 077-04-001:
Jeffersonia diphylla
FAMILY
Berberidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Twinleaf
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_j_diphylla_twinl
March Walker County GA
Solitary flowers on leafless stems last only a day or so in March or April, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.
Tim Spira tpsjdiphylla
April
Leaves basal, on stalks 6" tall (taller after flowering), per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Zen Sutherland zen27197846_f5320fdfc6
July Buncombe County NC
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Somewhat suggestive of Sanguinaria in both foliage and flower, per Weakley's Flora.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmjdiphylla_cherokfm2
Month Unknown Knox County TN
Fruit erect, the upper part making a lid hinged at the back, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmjdiphylla_cherokfm3
Month Unknown Knox County TN
The two leaf blades are entire or toothed, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmjdiphylla_cherokfm9
Month Unknown Knox County TN
Each leaf deeply cleft into 2 leaflets, not unlike bird or butterfly wings, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.