Vascular Plants of North Carolina
Section: Common Name: Scientific Name: Family:
Account for Italian Arum - Arum italicum   P. Miller
Members of Araceae:
Only member of Arum in NC.
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AuthorP. Miller
DistributionCultivated in several arboreta and botanical gardens, but found as an escape only at Battle Park, UNC Chapel Hill, Orange County; a few plants were found in 2006. Collected in Anson County in 2024.

Native of Europe and North Africa.
AbundanceRare
HabitatWoodland edge near road.
Phenology
IdentificationUnlike our native Arisaema, Italian Arum has a single, undivided leaf with hastate lobes. Leaf surfaces are variegated with pale splotches. The spathe is narrow and occurs far down the stem.
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