Windwolf
Crex Meadows ... Host to a Multitude of Flowers and Plants
Water Arum or Wild Calla
Calla palustris
The leaves are thick and deep green. The shape of these leaves can very from rounded to the point at the end to almost arrowhead shaped. The plant is pretty low varied between 6 - 12 inches in height off the water.
The plant itself is considered very poisonous. Some reports indicate the rhizome is edible after considerable preparations, but I would advise no one to try to manipulate this plant into an edible condition.
Picture taken May 18, 2007
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants | |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants | |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta | Seed plants | |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants | |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocotyledons | |
| Subclass | Arecidae | ||
| Order | Arales | ||
| Family | Araceae | Arum family | |
| Genus | Calla L. | callalily | |
| Species | Calla palustris L. | water arum |
Picture on right taken May 18, 2007.
Wetland Indicator Status
Calla palustris - OBL
The flowers turn into a greenish berry developing into red berries tightly packed on the stem when ripe. Each berry contains several seeds.
Picture on left taken May 18, 2007