I was in the woods in Hocking County the other day taking photos of red trilliums when I noticed that jack-in-the-pulpits were everywhere I looked. I may have seen more of them then I have ever ...

This latter half of May is when the Jack-in-the-pulpit will bloom. A Jack-in-the-pulpit flower growing on a forest floor in May. Note the green flower and the pair of large, green leaves.

This is a plant that is easy to anthropomorphize due to its name, Jack, and the way it really does look like a little person sitting in a pulpit. Jack-in-the-pulpits (Arisaema triphyllum ...

Fake — and fatal — invitations to romance could be the newest bit of trickery uncovered among some jack-in-the-pulpit wildflowers. The fatal part isn’t the surprise. Jack-in-the-pulpits ...

The amazing jack-in-the-pulpit can change from male to female and back from one spring to another depending on growing conditions. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

It’s “Jack” hidden inside his pulpit. Jack-in-the-Pulpits grow in moist, shady deciduous forests and start to appear in late March to early April. During my backpacking trips in late May I make sure ...

The shape of these particular vases is called “jack-in-the-pulpit,” which is a reference to the arisaema triphyllum — also called “bog onion,” “Indian turnip” or “brown dragon.” ...

Jack-in-the-pulpit surfaces in wet, shaded woodland areas in mid-spring as a purpley-brown spike, all tucked up within itself. As the days meander toward summer, this spike unfolds into leaves and ...