Orontium aquaticum L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Araceae

  • Scientific Name

    Orontium aquaticum L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Petioles 1–2 dm; blades elliptic, 6–20 cm, a third as wide, acute, narrowed below to an obtuse or acute base, the veins parallel from base to apex, with numerous transverse connecting veinlets; scape 2–4 dm, flattened above; spadix 2–5 cm; 2n=26. Swamps and shallow water, especially on the coastal plain; Mass. to Fla., w. to c. N.Y., sw. Pa., e. Ky., w. Tenn., and La.