Araceae on Mount Desert Island

Observations about species of the arum family (Araceae)
that grow without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748

(updated 20 July 2011)

Araceae - arum family

Mount Desert Island is home to 3 species in 3 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Arisaema (1 species)
      Arisaema triphyllum - Jack-in-the-pulpit (uncommon [see note 1 at bottom of page])
   Calla (1 species)
      Calla palustris - wild calla (uncommon)
   Symplocarpus (1 species)
      Symplocarpus foetidus - skunk-cabbage (uncommon)

Arisaema (Jack-in-the-pulpit)
[information to be added]

Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit) - [information to be added]

Calla (calla)
[information to be added]

Calla palustris (wild calla) - [information to be added]

Symplocarpus (skunk-cabbage)
[information to be added]

Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk-cabbage)[information to be added]

Note:
1. Frequency designations are from the paper "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine" by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.