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Orontium aquaticum Orontium aquaticum L.
Golden Club, Floating Arum, Never-wets, Tawkin
Golden club is native to the eastern United States, found in ponds, streams, and shallow lakes. Plants: These unusual-looking aquatic plants are hard to mistake. Plants grow in shallow water or float in deeper water, reaching 12-24" (30-60 cm) in height above the water line. They are emersed—rooting underwater, but otherwise above the water line. Leaves: Whorled, strap-like, velvety, water-repellant, oblong-elliptic, 5-18" (12-45 cm), with parallel veins. Leaf undersides are pale and silvery. Flowers: Gold-colored flowers appear at the tips of long, white, naked, erect spadixes. The yellow tips are fertile regions. Flowers themselves are tiny, also yellow, appearing from Apr-Jun. Fruits: Green flesy berries. Edibility: Poisonous Online References:
Orontium aquaticum on the New England Wildflower Society’s GoBotany site Orontium aquaticum on plants.ces.ncsu.edu Orontium aquaticum at the University of Florida IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants Orontium aquaticum at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Orontium aquaticum on www.cumauriceriver.org References:
Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 228 Orontium aquaticum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.
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5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA
9/6/2018 Range:
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. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
Symptoms include
burning and swelling of lips, tongue, and throat; and nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Contact with cell sap may cause skin irritation. Seeds and roots are edible with careful
preparation and proper harvesting time.
