English: Golden-club; Floating arum; Never-wets; Tawkin.
Genus: 1 species.
Region: eastern North America.
Habitat: ponds, streams, shallow lakes; acidic environment.
Use: Native Americans ate the seeds and rhizome after drying and grinding them into a starchy substance.
Botany:Leaves: pointed, oval; surface is water repellent.
Inflorescence: has an extremely small, almost indistinguishable sheath surrounding the spadix, sheath withers away leaving only the spadix; flowering in spring.