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Dragon Arum


Dragon Arum
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Copyright: Mike WEINER (DRMW) (107)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-14
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-07 17:30
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Dragon Arum

Dracunculus vulgaris

Araceae...The Arum family.

Arum derives from Greek word for Aroma...due to their rank smell that attracts insect pollinators.

Height often more than 1 metre. Spathe ( on inside) and spadix purple. Rank odour that attracts flies for pollination. Found in communities at roadsides and in fields.

This specimen found in mountains in Kos.


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