May apple

A herbaceous perennial with creeping rhizomes producing a series of upright, pale fleshy stems, topped with glossy, deeply lobed, umbrella-like leaves. Some stems produce a single leaf, others produce two along with a nodding, fragrant, waxy white flower from the leaf axil. Flowers are often hidden by the foliage when viewing from above, and are followed by oval fruits, beginning green and ripening to yellow