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Cuckoo pint
Arum maculatum
51.5491, 9.9559
Field Notes
Description:
Perennial, herbaceous plant growing from a tuber underground. In autumn, it produces a cluster of dark orange berries grouped together at the top of a stem. Leaves have the shape of an arrowhead, a lush-green color and sometimes the characteristic dark spots. Flowering from April to May.
Habitat:
Fresh, moist deciduous forests on soils originating from limestone, often in hilly terrain. Often in community with Pulmonaria officinalis and Galium odoratum.
Notes:
All parts of the plant are poisonous!
Reference Links:
Arum maculatum L.
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PublishedMay 4, 2011
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