Common names Vanilla Leaf (Gilkey et al., ), Deerfoot (Hitchcock et al., 1969) . Synonyms Leontice triphylla Smith (Hitchcock et al., 1969) . Plants herbs. Perennial. Rhizome present. Rhizome texture scaly. Rhizomes branching, or long. Stems erect, or spreading. Stems branched. Bark yellow. Leaf position basal. Leaves ternate. Phyllotaxy alternate. Leaf shape deltoid. Leaf margin entire, or lobed, or dentate, or sinuate. Leaf surface glabrous. Inflorescence position terminal. Inflorescence type spike, or scapose. Flower 3–4 mm. Sepal shape ovate. Sepal color green. Corolla cream, or white. Petal rounded, or obovate. Spur absent. Fruit fleshy, or follicle. Fruit shape lunate. Seed size 3–4.5 mm. Seed shape reniform. Seed color brown. Habitat Shady moist woods.
