Names and Myths

Orontium of the Orontes

aquaticum aquatic

Natural history / Folklore

Indians pounded thick starchy roots for flour, and ate the cooked seeds like peas.² Has the same toxic properties as Jack-In-the-Pulpit and must not be eaten raw.²⁰

Description

Tiny golden yellow flowers at the tip of the spike which rises from the water, leaves floating in the water up to a foot in length. Ponds, streams, and swamps.