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upper portion of the margin has rounded teeth. 

 The upper surface is shining and the lower one 

 hairy. 



Floivers. — The white flowers grow on short 

 stems, usually alone, sometimes in pairs. 



This low downy shrub favors sandy soil, and 

 grows from southern New York south to Florida, 

 where it reaches tree stature. It extends west 

 to West Virginia and Louisiana. Both flower 

 and fruit usually occur alone. 



DWARF GINSENG. GROUNDNUT 

 Panax trifolium. Aralia trifolia Ginseng Family 



Fruit. — The berries are yellow, usually three- 

 angled, but sometimes in united pairs. They are 

 two- to three-seeded. They grow in a simple 

 umbel. 



Leaves. — The three compound leaves grow in 

 a circle about the stem. There are three to five 

 leaflets in each. The leaflets are sessile, the apex 

 obtuse, the base narrowed, and the margin 

 toothed. 



Floivers. — The tiny white flowers grow in a 

 small, fluffy, terminal cluster. April, May. 



