Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Arisaema triphyllum

 COMMON NAME(S): Jack-in-the-pulpit
SYNONYM(S): Arisema acuminatum Small, A. pusillum (Peck) Nash, A. quinatum (Nutall) Schott
FAMILY: ARACEAE - Arum family
ORIGIN: Eastern United States
HABITAT: Understory of deciduous woods
RANGE: Throughout eastern North America
TYPE: Herbaceous perennial
HEIGHT: 1.5-3' or more
CHARACTERISTICS: Underground potato-like stem
LEAVES: 1-2, with 3-5 leaflets atop a long, slender stem; outer leaflets sometimes lobed
FLOWERS: Tiny, congested on a white spike surrounded by a hood-like bract or spathe, the upper portion of which is striped or completely maroon- colored
FLOWERING SEASON: Spring
FRUITS: Red berries in tight clusters

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: All parts
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Calcium oxalate
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Dermatological
COMMENTS: Contact with the juice of this plant can cause eye and skin irritation.

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