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Calla palustris L.
water arum

       
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Photo of Calla palustris L.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, MI. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Calla palustris L.

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Distribution:
Calla palustris L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Calla palustris L.

View 29 genera in Araceae, 1 species in Calla
 

Classification:
Calla palustris L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Arecidae
Order Arales
Family Araceae – Arum family
Genus Calla L. – callalily
Species Calla palustris L. – water arum
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Calla palustris L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
water arum              Endangered
Indiana:
wild calla              Endangered
Maryland:
wild calla              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Calla palustris L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Calla palustris L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42546.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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