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:
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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.
The actual flowers of Water Arum are tiny.
Flower bud inside an expanding sheath.
Water Arum leaves.
Water Arum seed head.
Seed head broken apart to look inside.
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