What is "diphylleia"

Diphylleia is a group of small herbs in the Berberidaceae family described as a genus in 1803. It is native to the eastern United States and eastern Asia.

Diphylleia grayi, also known as the skeleton flower, has white petals that turn translucent with rain. When dry, they revert to white.

1. Diphylleia cymosa Michx. - southern Appalachians from SW Virginia to NW Georgia
2. Diphylleia grayi F.Schmidt - Cape Sōya in northern Japan
3. Diphylleia sinensis H.L.Li - China ( Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)