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UK
Safari Tip:
Need help identifying wild flowers? Checkout the ID chart called
"Woodland Plants" in the Nature Shop - click
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Latin name: Arum maculatum
Size: Grows to a height of around 40cms.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK except in the north of Scotland.
Flowering months: April and May.
Habitat: Woodlands and in the shade of hedgerows
Special features: In springtime they are one of the first plants to appear on the woodland floor. Sometimes the leaves have dark blotches.
 In April the flowers appear. Inside the ribbed hood there is a club shaped
spadix.
The spadix is brown in colour and feels warm to the touch. It also gives off a scent to attract insects. When insects walk down the spadix they become trapped by some downward pointing hairs. This ensure the insects stay long enough to be covered in pollen.
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 In August the poisonous berries appear. They are green at first and gradually ripen to bright orange.
UK Safari Wild Flower Section
UK Safari Plants + Trees Section
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