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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pinellia pedatisecta
FAMILY
Araceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Do you have Arisaema or Pinellia?
Read more about Pinellia from the International Aroid Society.
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of China
Pinellia pedatisecta
COMMON NAME:
Chinese Green Dragon, Fan-leaf Chinese Green Dragon, Pinellia
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Wang Ling, Li Heng & Li Rong, for Flora of China foci_23_037
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Sam Pratt sbp_3209
May Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3518
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
In vegetative condition, Pinellia can be confused with Arisaema, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3519
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3524
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3527
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
Pinellia flowering stems have no leaves. Leaves arise directly from tuber, per International Aroid Society.
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3533
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
Spathe 10-19cm long; spadix 14-20cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3538
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3543
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
The Pinellia spadix is fused to the back of the spathe for some distance, per International Aroid Society.
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3547
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm180728_3558
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_3301
July Spartanburg County SC
An aggressive exotic whose foliage resembles the native Green Dragon (Arisaema).
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Sam Pratt sbp_3301b
July Spartanburg County SC
Leaf blade always pedate; leaflets sessile, lanceolate, base cuneate, per Flora of China.
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Sam Pratt sbp_3303
July Spartanburg County SC
Spathe slightly convolute at base, not constricted between tube and limb, per Flora of China.
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Sam Pratt sbp_3306
July Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm201014_7673
October Spartanburg County SC
If still green in September, it's Pinellia not Arisaema, per Green Dragon or prolific imposter?.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pinellia pedatisecta
FAMILY
Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of China
Pinellia pedatisecta
3895
Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
Waif(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Compound: 5-11 leaflets, arranged pedately on a semicircular axis
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer
Inflorescence green; spathe green outside, greenish to whitish inside
Unisexual
Inflorescence a spadix
FRUIT:
Summer
Whitish-green
Berry
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