Diphylleia

Diphylleia is a group of small herbs in the family Berberidaceae described as a genus in 1803.[1][2] It is native to the eastern United States and eastern Asia.[3][4]

Diphylleia grayi, also known as the skeleton flower, has white petals that turn translucent with rain. When dry, they revert to white.[5]

Species[6]
Diphylleia cymosa Michx. – southern Appalachians from SW Virginia to NW Georgia
Diphylleia grayi F.Schmidt – Cape Sōya in northern Japan[7]
Diphylleia sinensis H.L.Li – China (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)