Arisaema triphyllum

(L.) Schott 1832

This species is native to the eastern states of the North America.
It belongs to the section Pedatisecta and it is one of the few American Arisaema species.
The spathe colours are variable from pale green to dark brown striped.

I bought in on an auction in 2009.	The tuber was 14 mm in diameter and it was preparing to bloom.
Together with the inflorescence it produced a leaf.
From such a small tuber the inflorescence could be only male.
The backlighted spathe.	I planted it in the garden at the end of March. The leaf grown at home died in one night and the tuber didn't produce any new one in that year.
	The diameter of the tuber reduced to 10 mm because it spent a lot of substance stored within to produce the inflorescence and the leaf didn't live enough long to feed the tuber back.

The IAS: Arisaema triphyllum Roy Herold: Arisaema triphyllum Krzysztof Kozminski: Arisaema triphyllum Tropicos: Arisaema triphyllum
CATE Araceae: Arisaema triphyllum

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last updated on 2010-04-03