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Name that Plant

     My sister brought me a picture of a plant in her yard to identify, but 
     I couldn't.  I'm hoping someone on this list can; it seems like 
     something medit-planters might grow.
     
     The inflorescence is like a calla lily (Zantedeschia).  The exterior 
     of the sheath is pale green, and the sheath is *very* elongated, 
     ending in a point.  The interior is a dark purple or maroon, and there 
     is a very thick, pronounced mid-rib.  The edge of the sheath is 
     rippled.  The leaves, however, are unlike the callas and arums that I 
     know.  They are palmately divided.  I couldn't tell from the picture 
     how many leaflets, but more than five.  The leaflets have cut edges, 
     like a staghorn fern or whatever it is.  It's a most bizarre looking 
     plant.
     
     Anyway, she says this thing is coming up all over.  Last year was the 
     first year she saw it, and it has spread.  She lives in Las Vegas, 
     Nevada, which gets extremes of heat and cold (it even snowed this 
     year), but she has created a great deal of shade and has a good drip 
     watering system.  The soil is very alkaline, although she's been 
     amending it for several years.
     
     Would very much appreciate help.  TIA
     
     Avril Tolley
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