Description

• other common names:
• lifespan:
• Growth habit:
• Leaves: Broadly kidney shaped, lobed, 3-6 in wide
• Flowers: White, 1-2 in across, petals in multiples of 4s usually 8-12, March-April
• Fruit: 2 in pod.
• Roots:
• Survival/reproduction strategy: If cross pollination doesn’t occur within 3-4 days, the anthers bend toward the stigmas to self pollinate. Early flowering can result in a lack of pollinating insects due to cold and/or wet weather.
• Seeds/germination: seed dispersal by ants