Berberidaceae / Barberry Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla)
Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial which can reach 20cm in height (8inches). Taller after flowering.
Leaves: This plant has basal leaves only.
Jeffersonia diphylla
20 (30)cm, perennial rhizomes from which emerge in spring lush pale green, bilobed foliage and large, pure white flowers. For any humus rich, slightly moist soil in partial shade.
Twinleaf, Jeffersonia diphylla, a wildflower of our eastern woodlands is a prime example. It belongs to the barberry family, and as such, is most closely related to the mayapple.
Twinleaf [English]: Jeffersonia diphylla
Twinleaf [English]: Podophyllum diphyllum
Twinleaf Bedstraw [English]: Galium bifolium
Twinleaf Nightshade [English]: Solanum diphyllum
Twinleaf Onion [English]: Allium anceps ...
How about Jeffersonia diphylla. Named in honor of Tommy Jefferson, our second President, this lovely woodland native has dainty white flowers that are very early and very ephemeral (not long lasting, the flowers that is), ...
Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf)
Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot)
Thalictrum thalictroides (Rue Anemone)
Trillium erectum (Red Trillium/Wake Robin)
Trillium grandiflorum (Common/White Trillium/Wake Robin) ...
A few examples of plants native to northeastern deciduous forests include wild ginger (Asarum canadense), Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra canadensis), toothworts (Dentaria sp.), bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla).
 See also: Twinleaf, May, Green, Dicentra, Sanguinaria canadensis
  
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