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Arisaema acuminatum Small
Florida Jack-in-the-pulpit
Synonym(s): Arisaema triphyllum (L.)Schott
Florida native
Endemic to Florida
Arisaema acuminatum is found in peninsular Florida from Collier to Duval plus Leon County.
Each of the one or two stalked leaves is divided into 3 ovate leaflets. Small sessile flowers are borne on a fleshy stalk (spadix) inside the white-striped green spathe that arches over the spadix. JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT produces clusters of small berries that are red when mature.
A number of Arisaema species have been considered part of a Arisaema triphyllum complex. Recently the Florida occurrences of that complex have been determined to be A. acuminatum.
Arisaema acuminatum is a member of the Araceae - Arum family.
Other species of the Arisaema genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Arisaema dracontium - GREEN DRAGON
Arisaema quinatum - PRESTER-JOHN
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Feb 12, 2023
