Dysosma versipellis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Dysosma versipellis 'Spotty Dotty' (Podophyllum versipelle) - Savill Garden - Windsor Great Park, England - DSC06476.jpg

| image_caption = Cv. 'Spotty Dotty' at Savill Garden, Windsor, England

| taxon = Dysosma versipellis

| authority = (Hance) M.Cheng{{cite web | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2779832

| title = Dysosma versipellis (Hance) M.Cheng | publisher= The Plant List | accessdate = 7 May 2018}}

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=members of the China Plants Specialist Group |date=2004 |title=Dysosma versipellis |volume=2004 |page=e.T32402A9702634 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T32402A9702634.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| synonyms =

• Podophyllum esquirolii H. Lév.
• Podophyllum versipelle Hance

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Dysosma versipellis is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae, native to China. It is still widely referenced under Podophyllum versipelle and there is some debate as to its correct taxonomic status. Though it has quite a broad but sparse distribution in the damp, shady forests of south and west China, it has been designated as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN. A compact herbaceous perennial growing to {{convert|50|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall and broad, it grows from underground rhizomes, with umbrella-shaped leaves and dark red, tubular, pendent flowers in spring.

It is quite hardy in temperate zones, surviving temperatures down to {{convert|-10|C|F|abbr=on}}. However, it requires a sheltered spot in dappled shade, with acid to neutral soil. Under the synonym Podophyllum versipelle the cultivar 'Spotty Dotty', distinguished by bold brown leaf markings, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/275840/i-Podophyllum-versipelle-i-Spotty-Dotty-sup-(PBR)-sup-(v)/Details | title = RHS Plantfinder - Podophyllum versipelle ‘Spotty Dotty’ | accessdate = 2 May 2018}}{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 80

| publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 8 May 2018}}