Jack-in-the-Pulpit,
Arisaema triphyllum
Araceae or Arum Family
In Wildwood very common on the western slope, especially close to Connelly's Run.
A well-known woodland plant, easily identified. Nothing else in Wildwood resembles it.
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit,
Arisaema triphyllum |
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| A spring-blooming plant arising from an underground corm.
Inflorescence is a pulpit-like structure, green with white, brown or
purple stripes. Inside is a cylindrical structure, pale yellow to
purple. True flowers are deep inside, at the base of the cylinder. One or two
leaves with three leaflets. Sometimes one leaf, and no flower. Red berries ripen in the fall.
In Wildwood very common on the western slope, especially close to Connelly's Run. A well-known woodland plant, easily identified. Nothing else in Wildwood resembles it. |
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