Araceae

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott

Family: Araceae
Genus: Arisaema

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Common names

By language (7)

Bulgarian: Трилистна аризема
Chinese: 三叶天南星, 三葉天南星, 三叶南星
Danish: Amerikansk Snabelkalla
English: Jack-in-the-pulpit, Jack in the pulpit
nv: Niłtsínii
Persian: گل شیپوری آمریکایی
Quechua: Waka rinri

Synonyms

Alocasia atrorubens (Aiton) Raf.
Alocasia lobata Raf.
Alocasia triphylla (L.) Raf.
Arisaema atrorubens (Aiton) Blume
Arisaema atrorubens f. pallascens (Sims) Raymond
Arisaema atrorubens f. viride (Engl.) Fernald
Arisaema atrorubens f. zebrinum (Sims) Fernald
Arisaema atrorubens var. viride Engl.
Arisaema atrorubens var. zebrinum (Sims) Raymond
Arisaema brasilianum Blume
Arisaema deflexum Nieuwl. & K.Just
Arisaema hastatum Blume
Arisaema quinatum var. obtuso-quinatum Alph.Wood
Arisaema triphyllum f. triphyllum
Arisaema triphyllum f. viride (Engl.) Farw.
Arisaema triphyllum f. zebrinum (Sims) F.Seym.
Arisaema triphyllum var. bispadiceum Engl.
Arisaema triphyllum var. bispathaceum Engl.
Arisaema triphyllum var. montanum Fernald
Arisaema triphyllum var. stewardsonii (Britton) G.T.Stevens ex Wieg. & Eames
Arisaema triphyllum var. triphyllum
Arisaema triphyllum var. trispadiceum Engl.
Arisaema triphyllum var. typicum Engl.
Arisaema triphyllum var. viride (Engl.) Engl.
Arisaema zebrinum G.Nicholson
Arum atrorubens Aiton
Arum triphyllum L.
Arum triphyllum var. atropurpureum Michx.
Arum triphyllum var. atrorubens (Aiton) Dewey ex Alph.Wood
Arum triphyllum var. pallescens Sims
Arum triphyllum var. virens Michx.
Arum triphyllum var. viride Sims
Arum triphyllum var. zebrinum Sims
Arum vittatum Salisb.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

Photos

Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Philip Enteles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Charles de Mille-Isles from Mille-Isles, Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dale McGrath, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: timtaylor00, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pcwhit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ally Trull, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mountainmorris, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.