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Spotted Dumb Cane

dieffenbachia maculata var

Photo by kimberlyt1
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Field Notes

Description:

These leaves grown from the bottom ground. They have no flowers and no fruits. Their color is white/ green shades. They also have very little splotches of dark green on the rim and sometimes on the middle surface. They are about 11.5 inches in length. They are five inches in width. These are very big leaves. They don't have stems, they all clump up together and go down into the center in the ground. They were in patches of seven per bunch. The leaves were a little sloppy to all directions. The texture of the leaves were soft but slimy.

Habitat:

They were found close to the ground. The soil was very dry and grainy. In this climate it rains a lot and is very humid. They were near no source of water and is hidden behind a tree, this plant doesn't get much sunlight. This plant is very close to the walk way. The roots weren't very high from the ground. They were very flimsy. The roots were brown in color. The roots were not thick and where not thin.

Species ID Suggestions

Dumb cane

Dieffenbachia picta

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PublishedMarch 21, 2013

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