Other common names:
Wild Calla French names:
Calla des marais Family: Arum Family (Araceae) Flowers: Summer; White; Irregular flowers Habitat: Wet Areas Grows in Sun/Shade:
Sun Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 20 Native/Non-native:
Native Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: palustris: of swamps, marshes For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs:
85 photographs available, of which 10 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
Water Arum in bloom.
The large white "petal" is not actually a petal at all. It is the sheath that protects the flower head before it opens.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website
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