Plant Portrait

Scientific Name:

Arisaema triphyllum

Common Name:

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Perennial

Light:

Shade

Soil Moisture:

Mesic (*)

Single Sprout

sprout

Max Patch, 2004

Opening

unfolding

Max Patch, 2004

Leaves Unfolding

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

unfolding leaves

Mostly Open Plants

Jack in the pulpit

May 2006, near Black Mountain

Bloom

Not all pulpits have the purple striping.

blooms

Purple Striping (from another angle)

The leaves of the two plants to the left have not yet completely opened.

purple from underneath

Closeup of Bloom

closeup of bloom

Closeup of Bloom

bloom

NC mountains, May/June 2006
© Chuck Yancey

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

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