Lucas Land
Maple-leaved or Broad-leaved Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum canadense
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers white to pale violet, delicate, with 5 petals and a series of long, projecting stamens. Flowers arranged in a loose cluster arising on a long flower stem from below a leaf, but not exceeding the leaf in length. Stem smooth. Leaves without separate lobes, maplelike, with sharply projecting lobes. Plant 6 to 20 inches in height.
Distribution: Missouri and Michigan in the west to New England in the east southward to Georgia.
Habitat: Found in forested habitats.
Flowering period: June to July.