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Arisaema dracontium
Also called Dragon Arum, Dragon Root, Dragonroot, Greendragon
Arisaema dracontium, the dragon-root, dragon arum, or green dragon, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Arisaema and the family Araceae. It is native to North America from Quebec through Minnesota south through Florida and Texas, where it is found growing in damp woods. It has also been reported from northeastern Mexico (Nuevo León + Veracruz) It is listed as a vulnerable species in Canada and Minnesota.
The species epithet, dracontium, is Latin for "little dragon".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arisaema dracontium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
