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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Peltandra virginica
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Green arrow arum

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Peltandra virginica

ALSO KNOWN AS

Tuckahoe, Bog arum

Plant family

Arum (Araceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Green arrow arum, an aquatic plant, grows in shallow water.
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Identification hints

It blooms from April to June. Interestingly, the inflorescence has not only both male and female flowers, but also sterile flowers. 
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The name "tuckahoe" comes from the native American name for this plant.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , California , Connecticut , District of Columbia , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , North Carolina , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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