JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT/INDIAN TURNIP
COMMON NAME:Indian Turnip
FAMILY:Arum
GENUS & SPECIES:A.Atrorubens
FAMILY CHARACTERISTEST:tiny;clublike spadix
IDENTIFYING TRAITS OF THE SPECIES:Can change sex from year to year;poisonous;looks like a clegyman giving serman
TYPE OF HABITATS:Rich damp woods or ponds;statewide-eastern & southern
AVERAGE PLANT SIZE:2 1/2 feet (76cm)
TYPE OF FLOWER & FRUIT:The flower is called pulpit / has clustered berries druing fall
SEASON WHICH THE PLANTS FLOWERS:April-June
SPECIAL IMPORTANCE TO MAN OR ANIMAL:animal or man can be poisoned by the berries
RESEARCH REFENCES:
1.computer
2.refence books
3.plant (pulpit) books
IT IS OFTEN FOUND IN MISSOURI
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