Southern Indiana Wildflower Walks

May apple: Podophyllium peltatum The distinctive foliage of this common wildflower gives it the nick-name “umbrella plant”. The may apple is found throughout Indiana on open woodlands, usually in colonies. The flower, a single white saucer-shaped flower with six to nine waxy petals blooms in May. The fruit is a large berry, that becomes edible when fully ripe and have turned greenish yellow. However, the roots, foliage and underripe fruits are all poisonous. Whole may apple plants have also been used on potato plants to control potato bugs. Sources: Wildflowers of Indiana Woodlands, by Sylvan T. Runkel and Alvin F. Bull. Copyright 1979, Iowa State University Press

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