jack-in-the-pulpit

• Распространённое американское весеннецветущее лесное травянистое растение с обволакивающими листьями и прямостоячим булавовидным початком, имеющим нависающее зелёно-фиолетовое покрывало, дающее алые ягоды.

A common American spring-flowering woodland herb with sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix, featuring an overarching green and purple spathe that produces scarlet berries.

1. American wildflowerC1formalamerican

   A common spring-flowering woodland herb of eastern North America, with a distinctive hooded green and purple striped flower (spathe) that curves over a club-shaped central spike (spadix), producing bright red berries in late summer.

   Аронник пятнистый

   • We spotted a jack-in-the-pulpit growing along the shaded trail.
   • The plant's unusual flower structure gives it the name jack-in-the-pulpit.
   • In autumn, the jack-in-the-pulpit produces a cluster of vivid red berries.

2. European arumC1formalbritish

   A European woodland plant (Arum maculatum) that emerges in early spring, with a lance-shaped leaf and a short purple spadix partially enclosed by a pale green spathe. Its root was historically used as a source of starch called arum.

   Аронник пятнистый

   • The European jack-in-the-pulpit is also known as lords-and-ladies.
   • In early spring, the jack-in-the-pulpit emerges in damp woodlands across Britain.
   • The root of this plant was once harvested to produce a starch called arum.

   Synonymscuckoopintlords-and-ladies