RE: black arum

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• Subject: RE: black arum
• From: Nicholas Turland N*@mobot.org
• Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 08:40:34 -0500

Karen,

Must be a Biarum, possibly B. tenuiflorum, although there are other species in Greece. Sometimes they flower in spring too. There should be small, strap-shaped leaves too, although these might develop after the flowers.

Nick Turland
St. Louis, MO
USDA Zone 6

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vavourakis [a*@hol.gr]
> Sent: Friday, 27 September, 2002 5:53 AM
> Cc: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: black arum
>
>
> Walking this morning in a suburb on Mount Pentelis (Athens) I
> discovered a patch of small black arums in bloom.  They are about 6" tall,
> black with a narrow green spathe longer than the flower...also with a very
> indelicate fragrance similar to horse manure!   Anyone care to ID?
> Karen V.
>

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