Orontium aquaticum Golden club (Araceae)

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Orontium aquaticum
Golden club
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The Orontium aquaticum plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Massachusetts to Kentucky, south to Florida and Louisiana. It is a member of the Araceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Golden club.

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Latin Name:  Orontium aquaticum
Common Name:  Golden club
Family:  Araceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  The plant is rich in calcium oxylate, this is toxic and if consumed makes the mouth and digestive tract feel as though hundreds of needles are being stuck into it. However, calcium oxylate is easily destroyed by thoroughly cooking or drying the plant.

Mature Height:  0.5   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Sandy, muddy or peaty shores and in shallow water[43].

Propagation Notes: Seed - best sown as soon as ripe in submerged containers in a cold frame[188]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in trays of water in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. The seed develops on the plant underwater in small green berries[200]. Division in spring[200]. Very easy, the divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions.

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