Jack In The Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Family: Araceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Purple, White Main Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavoured powder for making biscuits, cakes etc. — Tuber - it must be thoroughly dried or cooked before being eaten.; The roots can be cut into very thin slices and allowed to dry for several months, after which they are eaten like potato chips, crumbled to make a cereal or ground into a cocoa-flavoured powder for making biscuits, cakes etc.; They can also be pounded into a powder, this is thern left to dry for several weeks when it becomes safe to use.; The root is up to 5cm long and 2cm wide.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet woods, bogs and swamps. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)