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|accepted_name=Orontium aquaticum
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 324. 1753
|year=1753
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|common_names=Golden-club
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Araceae;Orontium;Orontium aquaticum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Araceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Orontium]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Orontium aquaticum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Roots </b>contractile. <b>Rhizomes</b> 1.5–3 cm diam. <b>Leaves</b>: petiole dark green to red-green, 10–40(–60) cm; blade (6–)10–30(–45) cm, about ±1/3 as wide (greater than 3 cm wide), main veins from base, curving apically parallel to midvein. <b>Inflorescences</b>: spadix bright yellow, 2–10 cm × 5–10 mm, apex rounded. <b>Flowers</b> covering spadix; tepals (2–)6, arched over ovaries, yellow; stamens (2–)6, sometimes with 1 or 2 staminodes; ovaries 1-locular, ovules 1. <b>Fruits</b> 1–2 cm diam.; pericarp thin. <b>Seeds</b> 1–1.5 cm diam.; endosperm absent; germinating soon after falling from parent plant. <b>2n</b> = 26.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering late winter (s range)�spring.
|habitat=Shallow water of bogs, marshes, swamps, and streams
|elevation=0–900 m
|distribution=Ala.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Mass.;Miss.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;W.Va.
|discussion=<p><i>Orontium aquaticum</i> is probably the most distinctive species of Araceae growing in North America. It is the only species that does not have a spathe, and the characteristic blue-green velvety leaves are not easily confused with those of any other plants. The unique appearance of the leaf blade of <i>O. aquaticum</i> is partly because of the waxy epidermal layer, which readily sheds water. The leaves also have large intercellular air spaces that contribute to their buoyancy.</p><!--
--><p>Specimens of <i>Orontium aquaticum</i> supposedly collected in Iowa are almost certainly a labeling error. Populations occur primarily on the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains and less frequently in the Appalachian region.</p><!--
--><p><i>Orontium aquaticum</i> and <i>Peltandra virginica</i> may have been used somewhat interchangeably by Native Americans and may be confused at times in the literature. Seeds of <i>O. aquaticum</i> were either dried or boiled repeatedly in water before being eaten by Native Americans; Swedish settlers also used the seeds in a similar manner (P. Kalm 1770–1771). Fresh seeds microwaved for 5 minutes in tap water have a "firm texture and pleasant, nutty flavor" and produce no irritation (L. H. Klotz 1992). <i>Orontium aquaticum</i> is sometimes grown for its attractive foliage and bright yellow spadices in aquatic gardens. It is available through catalog sources.</p>
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name=Orontium aquaticum
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Araceae
|phenology=Flowering late winter (s range)�spring.
|habitat=Shallow water of bogs, marshes, swamps, and streams
|elevation=0–900 m
|distribution=Ala.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Mass.;Miss.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;W.Va.
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=
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|genus=Orontium
|species=Orontium aquaticum
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