16 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



HAIRY DISPORUM 

 Disporum lanuginosum Lily-of-the- Valley Family 



Fruit. The red berry is oblong or ovoid, 

 and is pointed at the top. It is pulpy, three- 

 celled, and three- to six-seeded. It is usually 

 single, on a terminal stem. 



Leaves. The ovate-oblong leaves are taper- 

 pointed, somewhat rounded at the base, and 

 stemless. They are downy beneath. 



Flowers. The greenish yellow, lilylike, 

 drooping flowers grow on terminal, slender 

 stems. May. 



The Disporum is a low, pubescent plant, with 

 erect, somewhat branched stems. The rootstock 

 is creeping. Disporum means " double seed," in 

 reference to the two ovules in each cell of the 

 ovary. 



It is found in rich woods from Ontaria to 

 western New York, Tennessee, and Georgia. 



CLASPING-LEAVED TWISTED STALK 

 Streptopus amplexifolius Lily-of-the- Valley Family 



Fruit. The red, globose, or oval berries are 

 three-celled, with many seeds, arranged in two 



