Berberidaceae
Twinleaf
Jeffersonia diphylla
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Genus
- Jeffersonia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 二叶鲜黄连
- English
- Twinleaf
- Swedish
- Vit presidentsippa
Synonyms
- Jeffersonia bartonis Michx.
- Jeffersonia binata W.Bartram
- Jeffersonia diphylla f. diphylla
- Jeffersonia lobata Nutt.
- Jeffersonia odorata Raf.
- Podophyllum diphyllum L.
- Vindicta begonifolia Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: srafferty, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Gepford, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A, Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.