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Also Known As	Arum

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cuckoopint (Arum maculatum)

Spadix of the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum) with a pale green, hood-like spathe surrounded by broad, green leaves growing from the forest floor.

Cuckoopint (Arum maculatum)

The enticing trap of the wild arum plant

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