Yellow mandarin

(Fairy bells)

Disporum lanuginosum

Family name

General features:

Habit (annual, perennial, vine, shrub)

Stem details (hairy, fleshy, etc)

Size (height, inches, feet): 1-2 feet tall

Dates in flower: April-May

Dates in fruit: May-September

Leaf characteristics: Downy with alternate leaves

Arrangement (opposite, alternate, whorled, basal)

Size (in inches, feet)

Division (simple, compound, twice compound, etc)

Flower characteristics:

Color: Unspotted yellow-green flowers

Size (inches)

Number

Shape (skip if obvious from photo)

Fragrance

Petal # (skip if obvious from photo)

Other (morphological aspects, e.g. dioecious, wilting daily, etc)

Fruit characteristics: red berry

Type (capsule, berry, other)

Color

Size (inches)

Seed #

Seed size (small, large, etc)

Location in Buffalo Mt Park:

Trails (and approx. loc. if needed)

Elevations (upper, middle, lower)

Forest type (Oak-pine; Oak-tulip poplar; Oak-hickory): Rich mountain woods

Folk uses:

Medicines

Foods

Beverages

Other

Natural history notes:

Pollination biology

Animals using this plant

Distribution notes:

Original distribution if non-native

Distribution this species

Related species in this region

Etymology of name:

Latin name

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