LITTLE REGARDED WILD FRUITS 



familiar May Apple, Wild Lemon or American Man- 

 drake (Podophyllum peltatum, L.), a common herb, 

 with umbrella-like leaves sheeting the ground in rich 



Mat Apple 

 (Podophyllum peltatum) 



woodlands and shady meadows throughout the region 

 east of the Mississippi from Canada to the Gulf. 

 The pear-shaped fruit, about the size of a butternut, 

 has claims to edibility. When green it exhales a 



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