Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

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Plants

A hooded green-and-purple spathe over a club-shaped spadix, with three-part leaves.

Field facts
HabitatMoist woods, seeps
RangeStatewide
When to lookFlowers May; red berry cluster August
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesGreen Dragon, Trillium leaves

Field note: Plants can switch sex between years depending on how much energy they stored.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Leave berry clusters — thrushes rely on them in late summer.

All parts burn the mouth if chewed raw.

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