Orontium aquaticum

golden club

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Araceae

Region

Coastal Plain

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water)

Height

1.5 - 2ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Yellow

Fruit

Berry; Green

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Flooded, Wet

Blooms

April - June

Fall Color

Habitat

shores of regularly flooded tidal fresh marshes; shallow waters and inland shores

Notes

fruit is a thick fleshy spike covered with small dark green berry-like structures

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The Native Plants Guide

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