triphyllum var. quinatum

[Petra Schmidt]

Hello,
I spent a few days in the southern Appalachians, Roan Mt. area, and was
excited to see the progressing leaf stages, from 3-lobed to 4- to 5-lobed of
Arisaema quinatum...the woodland was filled with quinatum in all stages of
leaf development, blooms (old) on the 5-lobed stage.  The 3-leafed stage is
very different from the 3-parted triphyllum leaf, not at all like typical
triphyllum.  I saw another hillside in a different area on a different day
and, again, the plants held blades in all stages.
One other note of observation was that I saw lots of A. triphyllum growing
in the moss attached to boulders and on moss growing on trunks of fallen
trees.
Petra

Petra Schmidt
Research Manager
Juniper Level Botanic Gardens @ Plant Delights Nursery
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, NC 27603-9326 USA
petra at plantdelights.com
www.plantdelights.com