NameThatPlant.net: Pinellia ternata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pinellia ternata FAMILY Araceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Do you have Arisaema or Pinellia?

Read more about Pinellia from the International Aroid Society.

Gardeners warn that Pinellia ternata is very invasive.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinellia ternata FAMILY Araceae

COMMON NAME:
Pinellia, Crow-dipper

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pinellia ternata FAMILY Araceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pinellia ternata FAMILY Araceae

2514

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, from horticultural use, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Japan

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Compound: 3 leaflets, sometimes 5 leaflets arranged pedately
Basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Spathe whitish green, rarely purplish, limb green and usually violet at margin
Unisexual

Inflorescence a spadix

FRUIT:
Summer?

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