Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Scientific Name:   Arisaema triphyllum


Trifoliate leaves. Flowers contained in a spadix covered by a hood. Shiny green berries ripen in late summer and fall, turning a bright red color. Plant contains calcium oxalate and is toxic if ingested.

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Jack-in-the-Pulpit


Genus species: Arisaema triphyllum
Common Name: Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Family Name: Araceae  
Perennial herbs from corms or tubers; leaves basal or alternate, often somewhat net-veined, simple or compound; flowers unisexual or bisexual, regular, on a spadix subtended by a spathe; fruit a berry or utricle.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Green/Brown
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom  
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