Summary ⁵

Arisaema dracontium, more commonly known as green dragon, is a plant native to forests throughout the eastern United States. Each plant has only one leaf, which is divided into as many as 15 irregular leaflets. The unusual flower emerges on a separate stalk and consists of a long, slender spadix (a spike containing many tiny flowers) emerging from a plain green spathe (a bract that encloses the actual flowers). The spadix may extend several inches above the spathe.

Similar Species ⁵

The only plant remotely similar to green dragon in our region is the closely-related Jack-in-the-pulpit. Jack-in-the-pulpit leaves also emerge singly from the ground, but they are divided into only three lobes. Jack-in-the-pulpit has similar flower structure to green dragon but its spathe is much shorter, barely extending past its spathe.

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) Lee Elliott, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/76147942@N00/5773785766
2. (c) The Preserve at Shaker Village, todos los derechos reservados, subido por The Preserve at Shaker Village
3. (c) Qwen Wan, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/8655495@N07/1336714608/
4. (c) travel_stuffies, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/46747194@N00/506668157
5. (c) The Preserve at Shaker Village, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Go Botany
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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