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Italian Lords-and-ladies - Arum italicum

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Italian Lords-and-ladies Italian Lords-and-ladies - Arum italicum subsp. italicum dylan Portishead Marina 2 Mar 2022, 12:15 p.m. 27 Feb 2022, 5:52 p.m.
Italian Lords-and-ladies Italian Lords-and-ladies - Arum italicum subsp. italicum dylan Portishead Marina 2 Mar 2022, 12:15 p.m. 27 Feb 2022, 5:52 p.m.
Italian Lords-and-ladies Italian Lords-and-ladies - Arum italicum subsp. italicum dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 2 Mar 2022, 12:18 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 3:03 p.m.
Italian Lords-and-ladies Italian Lords-and-ladies - Arum italicum subsp. italicum dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 2 Mar 2022, 12:18 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 3:03 p.m.
Italian Lords-and-ladies Italian Lords-and-ladies - Arum italicum subsp. italicum dylan Purdown and Stoke Park 2 Mar 2022, 12:18 p.m. 23 Feb 2022, 3:03 p.m.
Italian Lords-and-ladies Italian Lords-and-ladies - Arum italicum subsp. italicum dylan Bristol 12 Jan 2023, 8:43 p.m. 12 Jan 2023, 5:43 p.m.

Species Description

There are 2 subspecies: ssp. neglectum (Native), ssp. italicum (Neophyte).

Stace 4:

A. italicum Mill. - Italian Lords-and-ladies.

Leaf-blades appearing in early winter, 15-35cm, with pale midrib; spadix appendage yellow, usually reaching about 1/3 way up expanded part of spathe; spathe 15-40cm, never spotted; fruiting spike 10-15cm. The 2 sspp. are probably better not separated.

Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Italian Lords-and-ladies Arum italicum subsp. italicum 1 3 6 image for Italian Lords-and-ladies