Berberidaceae
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Genus
- Podophyllum
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- تفاح مايو, البودوفلون الدرقي, التفاح الهندي, اللفاح, اليبروح, بودوفلون درقي, تفاح هندي, تفاحة مايو
- arz
- تفاح مايو
- Azerbaijani
- Qalxanabənzər podofil
- Bulgarian
- Щитовиден подофил
- Catalan
- Podofil, Podòfil
- Chinese
- 北美桃儿七, 足叶草
- Czech
- Noholist štítnatý
- Danish
- Prærie-Fodblad
- English
- Mayapple, American mandrake, May apple
- Filipino
- Podopil, Mansanas ng Mayo, Mansanas sa Mayo, May apple, May-apple, Mayapple, P peltatum, P. peltatum
- Finnish
- Amerikanjalkalehti
- French
- Podophylle pelté
- German
- Schildförmiges Fussblatt, Schildförmiges Fußblatt, Amerikanischer Maiapfel, Entenfuß, Gewöhnlicher Maiapfel
- Greek
- Ποδόφυλλον το πελτοφόρον
- Japanese
- ポドフィルム, アメリカハッカクレン, ポドフィルム根, ポドフィルム脂, 亜米利加八角蓮
- mis
- Alulhùkwës, Kupo
- Nepali
- लघुपत्र
- Polish
- Stopkowiec tarczowaty, Stopkowiec
- Russian
- Подофилл щитовидный, Майское яблоко
- Tatar
- Май алмасы
Synonyms
- Anapodophyllum peltatum Moench
- Podophyllum callicarpum Raf.
- Podophyllum montanum Raf.
- Podophyllum peltatum f. aphyllum Plitt
- Podophyllum peltatum f. biltmoreanum Steyerm.
- Podophyllum peltatum f. callicarpum (Raf.) J.M.H.Shaw
- Podophyllum peltatum f. deamii Raymond
- Podophyllum peltatum f. peltatum
- Podophyllum peltatum var. annulare J.M.H.Shaw
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 5,641 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ellen C Lovelidge, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Austin Pursley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Austin Pursley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Zachary Wimberly, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Leah Fulton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Camille Boucher, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.