Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino ex Breitenbach
Family: Araceae
Crowdipper
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Lf solitary, long-petioled, producing bulblets at the base of the lfls; lfls 3, lanceolate or lance-ovate, 3-6 cm, acute, the terminal sessile, the lateral nearly so; scape exceeding the lf; spathe 5 cm, green, obtuse; spadix prolonged into a slender naked tip surpassing the spathe. Native of Japan, adventive under Rhododendrons in s. N.Y. and N.J. Summer.

Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

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