Jack-in-the- Pulpit ..... (Arisaema
triphyllum) 
Jack-in-pulpit Photograph © Barbara
Simpson
The Jack-in-the-Pulpit is also known as Indian Turnip. It blooms
April thru June and may be found in damp woods and swamps. These plants contain calcium oxalate crystals
which are very poisonous. However it is these crystals
which give the plant its medical uses. First Nation Peoples
cooked and ate the roots as a vegetable. The root may be eaten
only after drying several months to destroy it's peppery toxin or
roasted. The dried root also was used to make tea, for treating
cold and coughs. ( Don't try this at home,
it could be fatal.)    |
 Jack In The Pulpit Berries
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