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Jack in the Pulpit

Posted by Clare Jenkins,
North Country explorer from Colton, New York
August 5, 2013 —

Today, I found a very large jack in the pulpit. The leaves grow in groups of three, and are usually 8-15 cm long. This one was closer to 25 cm! The flowers of jack in the pulpits grow between the two sets of leaves, with a large, cylindrical, hooded flower. Male flowers die before the females grow, so females have to be pollinated by a different plant (COOL FACT!).