Woodland hike:
Halfway through my multiday meeting, our entourage took a half-day
field trip up a moist, botanically rich hillside. The spring wildflowers were fantastic!
This is Arisaema triphyllum, commonly called a
jack-in-the-pulpit. The funnel-like flower looks suspiciously carnivorous, and each spring I receive many e-mails
from folks who think they've found a carnivorous plant when it turns out they've found this plant instead. Still, this
thing is neat, don't you think?
It is quite attractive in fruit, too.
