green dragon

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green dragon

herb

Also known as: Arisaema dracontium, dragonroot

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Arisaema
Major species
The green dragon, or dragonroot (A. dracontium), with leaves up to 25 cm in length on petioles up to 90 cm (35 inches) long, has an 8-cm-long greenish spathe, with an erect hood, surrounding a spadix that extends beyond the spathe by several times its length.
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The green dragon, or dragonroot (A. dracontium), with leaves up to 25 cm in length on petioles up to 90 cm (35 inches) long, has an 8-cm-long greenish spathe, with an erect hood, surrounding a spadix that extends beyond the spathe by several times its length.
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