Calla palustris Linnaeus. Common name: Bog Arum, Wild Calla, Water Arum. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Swamps, bogs, marshy lake-margins. Distribution: Circumpolar, ranging south in North America to sw. PA, w. MD, n. IL, c. MN, and BC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA22, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa. Basionym: Calla palustris L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Calla palustris - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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