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Peltandra virginica Arrow Arum

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General

A deep green plant most often found growing along pond and lake shores, usually in water up to 1' deep. Foliage provides shelter, and the berries provide food to waterfowl. Peltandra virginica is usually avoided by mammals as a food source, as the foliage contains calcium oxalate crystals, which will cause severe gastrointestinal distress, and possibly kidney stones.

Plant Description

Large, usually arrow-shaped leaves. A bright yellow inflorescence is surrounded by a single white spade, making for an attractive flower. The flower gives way to a seed pod full of black berries. Growing to 2'.

Height (ft)
1-2'

Soil moisture
Wet

Soil types
Muck, sand, peat

Wetland indicator
OBL

Shade tolerance
Intermediate, Partial shade to full sun

Bloom color
White

Bloom period
Spring-Summer

Drought tolerance
None

Salinity tolerance
None

 

Distribution

Eastern half of the United States, mainly on the East Coast, surrounding the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mississippi. Introduced on some parts of the West Coast.

Additional information

Brown, Lauren. Grasses: An Identification Guide. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York City, 1979. LINK

Fassett, Norman C. A Manual of Aquatic Plants, First Edition. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York and London, 1940. LINK

Garbisch, Edgar W., and McIninch, Suzanne M. Propagation of Wetland Plants: Herbaceous Plants, Shrubs and Trees. Environmental Concern, Inc. 2003. LINK

Harris, James G., and Harris, Melinda Woolf. Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary, Second Edition. Spring Lake Publishing, Spring Lake, Utah. 2011. LINK

Hitchcock, A.S., and Chase, Agnes. Manual of the Grasses of the United States, Second Edition, Volume I. Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1971. LINK

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press) LINK

McKenny, Margaret and Peterson, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968. LINK

Newcomb, Lawrence. Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Laurence Newcomb, Mexico. 1977. LINK

USDA, NRCS. 2021. PLANTS Database (https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/, 08/20/2021). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA. LINK

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=e836

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltandra_virginica

https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/arrow_arum.html

 

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