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 Arum maculatum
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Arum is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region.
They are rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial plants growing to 20-60 cm tall, with sagittate (arrowhead-shaped) leaves 10-55 cm long. The flowers are produced in a spadix, surrounded by a 10-40 cm long, coloured spathe, which may be white, yellow, brown or purple; some species are scented, others not. The fruit is a cluster of bright orange or red berries.
All parts of the plants are poisonous, containing significant amounts of calcium oxalate.
Selected species
- Arum alpinum
- Arum balansanum
- Arum concinnatum
- Arum creticum
- Arum cyrenaicum Fruits
- Arum dioscoridis
- Arum dracunculus
- Arum euxinum
- Arum gratum
- Arum hygrophilum
- Arum idaeum
- Arum italicum - Italian Lords-and-Ladies (or Cuckoo Pint)
- Arum korolkowii
- Arum maculatum - jack in the pulpit (or Cuckoo Pint)
- Arum nigrum
- Arum palaestinum
- Arum pictum
- Arum polyphyllum
- Arum purpureospathum
- Arum rupicola
- Arum triphyllum
 Two young Arum palaestinum plants |
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