Arisaema quinatum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Araceae
Family (Traditional)	Araceae
Genus	Arisaema
Species:	Arisaema quinatum (Buckley) Schott
Common Name	Jack In The Pulpit; Preacher John; Southern Jack
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: solitary; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 5; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
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Status	Native
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Arum polymorphum	Arum polymorphum

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Harlan (KY), Letcher (KY), Blount (TN), Carroll (TN), Clay (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Jefferson (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Sequatchie (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1940 - 1998

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0114893	Clay	Tennessee			APSC Arisaema quinatum
APSC0088926	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Arisaema quinatum
APSC0088924	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Arisaema quinatum
UCHT037176	Sequatchie	Tennessee			UCHT Arisaema quinatum
UCHT004748	Marion	Tennessee	25 Apr 1998	John Beck 1605	UCHT Arisaema quinatum
APSC0088938	Harlan	Kentucky	15 Aug 1982	Max Medley	APSC Arisaema quinatum
APSC0088939	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Arisaema quinatum
UCHT004747	Marion	Tennessee	06 Apr 1998	John Beck 1455.1	UCHT Arisaema quinatum
APSC0046102	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Arisaema quinatum
APSC0064302	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Arisaema quinatum
UCHT004744	Hamilton	Tennessee	19 Apr 1940	Ida E. Cardwell	UCHT Arisaema quinatum
APSC0065004	Carroll	Tennessee			APSC Arisaema quinatum
APSC0088927	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Arisaema quinatum
UCHT037175	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Arisaema quinatum
BRIT59216	Jefferson	Tennessee	21 May 1994	V. McNeilus 94-235	VDB Arisaema quinatum
APSC0068519	Overton	Tennessee			APSC Arisaema quinatum
APSC0032185	Blount	Tennessee			APSC Arisaema quinatum
APSC0088925	Letcher	Kentucky			APSC Arisaema quinatum
UCHT037174	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Arisaema quinatum
APSC0083907	Hardeman	Tennessee			APSC Arisaema quinatum

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Arisaema quinatum

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