Pennywort, Virginia Pennyleaf, Virginia Pennywort

A small woodland ephemeral, emerging from dormancy as early as February and going dormant by June. Grows in moist woodlands but not bogs....Read More

It's sometimes called a saprophyte, but it's directly dependent on a fungus for its nutrition and not directly on decaying organic matter. It is considered a parasite on the fungus (the association is not mycorrhizal). It is unlikely to be able to survive transplanting from the wild.

Uncommon through most of its range, which extends from NJ to FL and west to MO and TX. Considered endangered in MO.

This is a wildflower native to the Appalachian region of the US. It is hemi-parasitic and requires specific soil qualities and should the...Read Morerefore not be transplanted.

This is a wildflower, probably not suitable for being disturbed. I found it flowering amidst deep leaf litter way before our last frost ...Read Moredate. It appears to be a very delicate flower, and reminded me of Indian Pipe. I added it to the database so that the next person who looked for info on it here would find it. It was a very rewarding find so early in the year!