Scientific or common name:

Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott

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ARACEAE - Arum family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott
Nomencl. ref.: Melet. Bot. 1: 17. 1832
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Green dragon
English name: dragon-arum
English name: dragonroot

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Muricauda dracontium (L.) Small

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Arecidae
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Arisaema
Species:

1) Arisaema acuminatum Small 2) Arisaema amurense Maxim. 3) Arisaema atrorubens (Aiton) Blume 4) Arisaema atrorubens (Aiton) Blume var. stewardsonii (Britton) G.T. Stevens 5) Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott 6) Arisaema heterophyllum Blume 7) Arisaema japonicum Blume 8) Arisaema pusillum (Peck) Nash 9) Arisaema quinatum (Buckley) Schott 10) Arisaema speciosum (Wall.) Mart. 11) Arisaema stewardsonii Britton 12) Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott 13) Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott 14) Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. pusillum (Peck) Huttleston 15) Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. quinatum (Buckley) Huttleston 16) Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. stewardsonii (Britton) Huttleston 17) Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)


Map for Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Araceae)
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1) Aglaonema 2) Alocasia (taro) 3) Amorphophallus 4) Anthurium (laceleaf) 5) Arisaema (Jack in the pulpit) 6) Arum 7) Caladium 8) Calla (callalily) 9) Colocasia 10) Cryptocoryne (water trumpet) 11) Cyrtospadix (caladium) 12) Cyrtosperma 13) Dieffenbachia 14) Dracontium 15) Dracunculus 16) Epipremnum (tongavine) 17) Homalomena 18) Landoltia 19) Lemna (duckweed) 20) Lysichiton (skunkcabbage) 21) Monstera 22) Montrichardia 23) Muricauda (Jack in the pulpit) 24) Orontium (goldenclub) 25) Peltandra (arrow arum) 26) Philodendron 27) Pinellia 28) Pistia 29) Pothos (tongavine) 30) Rhaphidophora (tongavine) 31) Scindapsus (tongavine) 32) Spathyema (skunk cabbage) 33) Spirodela (duckmeat) 34) Symplocarpus (skunk cabbage) 35) Syngonium 36) Typhonium 37) Wolffia (watermeal) 38) Xanthosoma 39) Zantedeschia (calla lily)

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Common names (Arisaema)
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1) (no name) 2) Arisaema (Arisaema heterophyllum) 3) Cobralily (Arisaema speciosum) 4) Green dragon (Arisaema dracontium) 5) Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) 6) Japanese arisaema (Arisaema japonicum)

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More species:
1) Arisaema pusillum (Peck) Nash [146]
2) Arisaema quinatum (Buckley) Schott [156]
3) Arisaema stewardsonii Britton [138]
4) Aristida adscensionis L. [554]
5) Aristida adscensionis L. var. modesta Hack. [135]
6) Aristida arizonica Vasey [313]
7) Aristida curtissii (A. Gray) Nash [140]
8) Aristida gracilis Elliot [136]
9) Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliot var. macera Fernald & Grisc. [139]
10) Aristida orcuttiana Vasey [187]

29-Apr-2024 - Week-18

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