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Arum cyrenaicum is a woodland tuberous plant of the Arum family, found in Crete and Cyrenaica (NE Libya). It grows from a small tuber and is grown mainly as a curiosity or ornamental, so home growers should keep it cool, shaded and mostly dry in summer.
Arum cyrenaicum is a woodland plant species of the family Araceae. It has a disjunct distribution, being found in Greece and in Libya, where it has seen limited use as a foraged root and leaf vegetable.
Restricted to Crete and Cyrenaica. On Crete, it has been found near Vlthias, among other places. In Cyrenaica, it has been found at the entrance of Lethe cave, in the Wadi Zaza, the Wadi Belkaf, and at Cyrene, among other places.
The rhizomes are used as food in Libya. It is said to have been consumed by Senussi rebels against the Italians.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arum cyrenaicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
