• kamenLady.@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Thanks - i suspected it would be a coincidence. Maybe it’s supposed to be that they may pop = maypop

    • quercus@slrpnk.netOP
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      4 months ago

      Wikipedia says you’re right! That’s a hilarious origin 😂

      The egg-shaped green fruits ‘may pop’ when stepped on. This phenomenon gives the P. incarnata its common name, as well as the fact that its roots can remain dormant for most of the winter underground and then the rest of the plant “pops” out of the ground by May, unharmed by the snow.