Jeffersonia diphylla

Twinleaf

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Family: Berberidaceae (Barberry family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - April
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: May - June

Twinleaf is a spring ephemeral with short-lived white flowers that somewhat resemble Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) flowers. It gets both its common name 'Twinleaf' and its species epithat 'diphylla' from its leaves that are divided into two half-ovate leaflets. Both the leaves and flowers emerge directly from its rhizome.

7 April 2021 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA	7 April 2021 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA	30 March 2024 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA	7 April 2021 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA (how Twinleaf got its name)
7 April 2021 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA	30 March 2024 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA	7 April 2021 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA (detail of flower)	30 March 2023 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA
30 March 2024 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA	30 March 2023 Balls Bluff Regional Park, Leesburg, VA (fertilized flower)	12 May 2022 The Cedars Natural Area Preserve, Lee County, VA (seed heads developing)

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