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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Arisaema triphyllum
FAMILY
Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum
FAMILY
Araceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 032-05-002:
Arisaema triphyllum
FAMILY
Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Arisaema triphyllum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Arisaema triphyllum var. triphyllum
COMMON NAME:
Common Jack in the Pulpit , Indian Turnip
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Ben Geer Keys bgk124_c
April
Spathe flange much wider than in A. stewardsonii, acuminatum, or pusillum, per Weakley's Flora.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_arisaema_triphyllum
April
Normally a pair of leaves, each palmately divided into thirds, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm0305z_12
May Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
1-2 leaves, with 3 ovate leaflets, overtop & often hide the inflorescence, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm160502_057
May Macon County NC
A plant that can change gender from one year to the next [here female], per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
Teri Nye nye_1378_web
May Macon County NC
Spathe hides the tiny flowers at spadix base (male on left, female on right).
Ben Geer Keys bgk124_a
July
In cultivation
A solid green or purple-striped spathe (pulpit) surrounds the spadix (jack), per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm160919_023
September Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
Leaves glaucous beneath at maturity (vs A. stewardsonii, acuminatum, pusillum), per Weakley's Flora.
Tim Spira tps_atriphyllum_frts
October
The bright red berries are found clustered at base of the spadix in autumn, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.