Wildflowers Identified: Jack-in-the-Pulpit/Indian Turnip
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit/Indian Turnip has these characteristics:
- irregular petals: lipped, lopsided, not symmetrical
- single flower on stem
- 5/8 to 1 inch flower width
- 1 to 2 inches flower width
- 2 inches or more flower width
- brownish or greenish flower color
- blue to purple flower color
- blooms in April or earlier
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- plant height one foot to two feet
- plant height two feet or more
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- smooth leaf edges
- branched leaf veins
- compound leaves are trifoliate - three leaflets radiating from a point
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Eric Haines,
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