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Calla palustris L.
16 photos.
This is the "wild Calla", "water arum" or "water dragon".  The species is found growing in shallow
water on the margins of thaw lakes and in drainage ditches.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 42546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


1.  June 1, 2007 Early photo taken just after
the leaves emerge.



2.  June 16, 2007.  A group of plants in bloom.




3.  June 16, 2007.  Close-up of a bloom
amid leaves.



4.  June 16, 2007.  Fully in bloom, the central
spike of flowers (spadix) is partially
surrounded by a white bract (spathe).



5.  Closeup of bloom at left.





6.  June 24, 2007. The stamens on the
individual blossoms of the spadix have
withered and the spathe is beginning to
discolor with age.



7.  July 7, 2007.  The berry-like seed pods are
turning red.



8.  June 1, 2007. Entire plant dominated by
the thick creeping rhizome.



9. June 1, 2007.  Close-up view of the upper
part of the plant in photo 8



10. June 1, 2007.  Close-up view of the lower
part of the plant in photo 8




11.  June 1, 2007.  Close-up showing the
rooting at one of the nodes of the rhizome
in photo 8



12.  May 28, 2009.  Several plants arising
from the waters of a roadside pond.




13.  May 28, 2009.  Upper part of a
plant.




14.  June 4, 2009.  Plants at various early
stages of growth.  Note that the large
Rhizome at the right has not yet elongated.



15.  June 11, 2009.  Close-up of bloom
with leaves.




16.  June 11, 2009.  Bloom in photo 15 with
coin.


Photos 1-6 and 8-11taken at a roadside
pond at 133.5 mile Steese Highway.
65° 35.764' N, 144° 37.268' W
987 ft.

Photo 7 taken adjacent to a thaw
lake south of 134 mile Steese
Highway
65° 35.69' N, 144° 36.74' W
Elev. 900 ft.