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Similar Arum creticum, Arum palaestinum, Arum purpureospathum, Arum elongatum, Arum alpinum |
Arum dioscoridis rhodos 11 05 2011
Arum dioscoridis is a plant of the arum family (Araceae). The species is named after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Pedanius Dioscorides. The plant was described by James Edward Smith in Flora Graeca.
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In winter appear green, arrow-shaped leaves. In spring, the short-stalked inflorescence appears consisting of a black, rod-shaped spadix surrounded by a yellow-green, purple-mottled brown or even purple bract (spathe). The female flowers are located at the bottom of the spadix; above are the male flowers; and the top is a sterile area (appendix). The spadix emits a pungent smell that attracts flies as pollinators.
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The plant is native to forests in the east of the Mediterranean in southern Turkey, Cyprus, and the Middle East.
![Arum dioscoridis Arum](https://alchetron.com/cdn/arum-dioscoridis-a2072bba-3d1e-4e91-a26a-8899041261f-resize-750.jpeg)
The plant can be grown as an ornamental plant in rock gardens Mediterranean regions. In the Benelux, the plant can be grown indoors as a pot plant. The plant can be propagated by seeding.
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![Arum dioscoridis Arum dioscoridis Hill View Rare Plants](https://alchetron.com/cdn/arum-dioscoridis-317b0d26-f3c8-42fd-8b18-d55b1a0b7f1-resize-750.jpeg)