Umbrella leaves in colonies. Only the ripe yellow fruit is edible; the rest is toxic.

A single or pair of large peltate leaves on a fleshy stalk. A nodding white flower hides under the pair-leaved plants. Fruit ripens to a soft lemon-yellow egg.

Habitat

Moist woods throughout the county.

Season

Leaves April; flower May; fruit June–July.

Size

12–18 in

Field marks

Umbrella leaf; hidden white flower; yellow egg fruit

Leaves, roots, and green fruit are poisonous. Eat only fruit that is fully yellow and soft, and never the seeds.