Cedar Creek Natural History Area

Plants of Cedar Creek

    This family is not represented at Cedar Creek but has three noteworthy members found in Minnesota.  Caulophyllum thalictroides (Blue Cohosh) is a common forb of mesic woodlands throughout much of the state.  Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf) and Podophyllum peltatum (May Apple) are two uncommon but conspicuous spring ephemerals of SE Minnesota woodlands.