NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Peltandra virginica

Scientific Name:	Peltandra virginica
Genus:	Peltandra
Species Epithet:	virginica
Common Name:	Green Arrow-arum, Tuckahoe
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Araceae (Arum Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow, Green
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Wet, Aquatic
Bloom Time:	May, June
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Marshes, bogs, beaver ponds, pocosins, other stagnant, aquatic situations, freshwater to oligohaline tidal marshes. Generally frequent to common in most of the Coastal Plain and eastern Piedmont. Uncommon in the western portions of the Piedmont and the southern mountains, but rare in the northern mountains.
Leaf Arrangement:	Basal
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Highest Wildlife Value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Green spathe barely opening Mecklenburg County, NC Larry Mellichamp
Each spadix (inside the green spathe) has male flowers on top, sterile flowers in the middle and female flowers at the bottom of the spadix. Larry Mellichamp
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record

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