Jeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers.

Locations ofJeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers. in Virginia

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Family
Berberidaceae
Botanical Name
Jeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers.
Common Name
Twinleaf
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Jeffersonia diphylla (L.) Pers.
Comments
Habitat
Rich soils of well-drained floodplain forests, mesic slope forests, low-elevation coves, and dry, rocky calcareous forests; usually on soils weathered from calcareous or mafic rocks. Locally common throughout the mountains at low elevations only; infrequent in the Piedmont, where it is restricted to local slopes and floodplains along the larger streams and rivers.
Native Status
Native

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