Re: native North American aroids
- To: lindsey@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: native North American aroids
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 15:06:53 -0600 (CST)
In a message dated 12/08/1999 8:47:06 AM Pacific Standard Time,
deanslgr@kode.net writes:
> Calla palustris (Water Arum) is found in North America but I'm not sure if
> it's native here; listed as "temperate regions of NA, Europe and Asia." I
> suppose
> too much scrutiny could start a "What is 'native'?" debate.
It could be one of many circumboreal plants. A way to check this would be to
find the earlier floras, and see whether they list it; also, many floras
specify which plants are "naturalized."
Jason Hernandez
Naturalist-at-Large
