Flora
of East-Central Indiana
| Green Dragon |
| Scientific Name | Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott |
| Family Name | Araceae (Arum Family) |
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Characteristics |
| Habitat: | damp woods, low rich ground, streambanks |
| Plant Height: | 20-50 cm (taller at maturity); erect stem |
| Flower Color: | green |
| Flower: | incomplete; tiny, single, unisexual flowers on larger inflorescence (spadix) |
| Inflorescence: | solitary; arises from basal sheath; green spathe surrounds a spadix that tapers to a long slender point that extends 5-15 cm beyond spathe; plants can be either dioecious or monoecious |
| Fruit: | orange-red berries become visible after spathe withers |
| Leaves: | basal; entire; compound; divided into 5-15 leaflets |
| Bloom Time: | May-June |
| Origins: | native |
| Other: | roots contain calcium oxalate crystals and are poisonous in an uncooked state; very similar to A. triphyllum, though less frequent |
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