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NC Native Plant Society:
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Arisaema triphyllum

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Scientific Name:

Arisaema triphyllum

Genus:

Arisaema

Species Epithet:

triphyllum

Common Name:

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Araceae (Arum Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

1-3 ft.

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

March, April

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Mesic forests, bottomlands

Leaf Arrangement:

Basal

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Compound

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Emerging Plant

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Just Starting to Open

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Leaves Unfolding

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The leaves are starting to unfold, and the pulpit is not yet curled over. It is a strange looking plant at this stage.

Leaves are Mostly Open

May 2006, near Black Mountain

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Bloom

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M Baumeister

Bloom Closeup

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Bloom Closeup

NC mountains, May/June 2006

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© Chuck Yancey

Emergence in early April

Garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Arisaema triphyllum. You will likely hear them called Jack-in-the-Pulpit. This picture shows the Emergence in early April of Arisaema triphyllum

Bettina Darveaux

Developing fruit in early June. Will turn red when fully mature.

Garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Arisaema triphyllum. You will likely hear them called Jack-in-the-Pulpit. This picture shows the Developing fruit in early June. Will turn red when fully mature. of Arisaema triphyllum

Bettina Darveaux

The red berries are clustered on the thickened spadix. Each berry can contain 1 to 5 seeds.

Mecklenburg County, NC - cultivated

The Scientific Name is Arisaema triphyllum. You will likely hear them called Jack-in-the-Pulpit. This picture shows the The red berries are clustered on the thickened spadix. Each berry can contain 1 to 5 seeds. of Arisaema triphyllum

Theresa Morr

Compound leaf of 3 leaflets. (Trilliums also have trifoliate compound leaves but the leaflets are evenly spaced around the petiole while in Arisaema triphyllum, they are not.)

Panther Branch Natural Area, Orange Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Arisaema triphyllum. You will likely hear them called Jack-in-the-Pulpit. This picture shows the Compound leaf of 3 leaflets. (Trilliums also have trifoliate compound leaves but the leaflets are evenly spaced around the petiole while in <em>Arisaema triphyllum</em>, they are not.) of Arisaema triphyllum

Bettina Darveaux

The flowering stem having toppled over from the weight of the ripe fruit (berries).

Confluence Natural Area, Orange Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Arisaema triphyllum. You will likely hear them called Jack-in-the-Pulpit. This picture shows the The flowering stem having toppled over from the weight of the ripe fruit (berries). of Arisaema triphyllum

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

eFloras Plants
 



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