Arisaema dracontium
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Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott. |
| Common name: | green dragon |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1 - 4'' |
| Foliage: | 5-15 pointed segments, 1-4' |
| Flower: | 4-8" spadix which far exceeds the narrow pointed spathe. |
| Flowering time: | late May to early June |
| Habitat: | meadows and low woodlands |
| Range in New Jersey: | northern counties, rare in the upper part of the Middle district near the Delaware and in the lower Cape May peninsula. |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |