INDIAN CUCUMBER ROOT
			Medeola virginiana
	HOME Botanical Terms Lists: Master Plant List Flowering Times List Flowers by Color/Type Endangered Species List Habitat List Use the 'back' button on your browser to return, if necessary.		I didn't get a picture of the flower this season, perhaps next. DESCRIPTION: Yellowish-green flowers nodding from the center of a whorl of 3 leaves (1 - 3") atop a thin unbranched stem. Below that is a whorl of 6 - 10 leaves that are larger (3 - 5") than the top leaves. The berries are bluish to dark purple when ripe, and stand out on the top whorl by a reddening of the leaf axils. FLOWERS: April to June (Berries Late July to August) HABITAT: Deciduous moist woodlands. Is infrequent. OTHER INFORMATION: This is a very distinctive-looking plant, and once you see it, either in bloom or fruit, you probably will be able to spot it easily. OTHER OBSERVATIONS: My observations about this plant can be found at: OFFSITE INFORMATION: If you're interested