Arum nigrum Schott

Arum nigrum Schott

Synonymy

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    Taxon info

    Arum nigrum is rare in NE Greece and scattered elsewhere in the Balkan Peninsula, growing in nutrient-rich habitats between terraced fields, etc. The blackish purple inflorescence smells strongly of dung, attracting pollinating flies.A
    A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 320 [Plate 2.6]

    Distribution

    GR(NE WAe

    Greece (North-East Greece present; West Aegean islands present)

    Status

    Native / Non Range-Restricted

    Chorology

    Balkan

    Life-form

    Geophyte (Cryptophyte)

    Habitat

    Xeric Mediterranean Phrygana and grasslands, Temperate and submediterranean Grasslands

    IUCN category

    Not Evaluated

    Presidential Decree 67/81

    No

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