Arisaema dracontium, the dragon-root or green dragon, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Arisaema and the family Araceae. It is native to North America from Quebec through Minnesota south through Florida and Texas, where it is found growing in damp woods.

Green dragon is a native herbaceous perennial plant in the Arum family. It is native to eastern and central Canada and the USA from Quebec to TX and grows in damp woods. In NC it is mostly found in the Piedmont but scattered in the coastal plain and mountains.

Green dragon is a nonwoody perennial wildflower that blooms in spring. The flowers are many and tiny, light green, on the lower part of a long, narrow, taillike spadix (a spikelike structure holding many tiny flowers). A tightly wrapping, green, leaflike spathe (modified bract) shelters the flowers. Blooms April–June.

2024年12月4日 · Did you know Wisconsin has a dragon that resides in our wet, shady forests? Arisaema dracontium, commonly known as Green Dragon, is a bizarre-looking herbaceous perennial. This spectacular wildflower is a rarer find than …

2015年5月15日 · Green-dragon or dragon-root (Arisaema dracontium) is very similar to Jack-in-the pulpit, with main differences being in leaves and inflorescence. Green-dragon usually has only one large compound leaf with 7 to 15 lance-shaped leaflets (photo 6).

Arisaema dracontium, commonly called green dragon, is very similar to Jack-in-the pulpit, except green dragon usually has only one large, long-petioled, compound leaf that is divided into 7-15 lance-shaped leaflets and has a greenish spadix which is narrower and tapers up and beyond the less prominent, greenish hood (lacks the distinctive ...

The elusive green dragon is easy to over look when other spring wildflowers are blooming, but its unique flower and distinctive leaf shape make it easy to recognize once it's been spotted.

The flowers of Green Dragon are found on the spadix, hidden in the spathe, although more readily visible than on members of the Arisaema triphyllum complex. As with all members of Arisaema , a single plant may contain only staminate (male), pistillate (female), or both flowers.

Flower: A single greenish yellow flower head (spadix) enclosed in a light green sheath (spathe) that is occasionally splotched with purple. The spathe is cylindrical, 1¼ to 2½ inches long and barely open at the front.

New in bare root! Like its smaller cousin, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Green Dragon thrives under a variety of conditions, but grows most vigorously in moist, shady, seasonally wet locations, and is deer resistant!