Friar's Cowl, Arison or Aharon's Rod, Arisarum vulgare, Araceae, Mediterranean

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Friar's Cowl, Arison or Aharon's Rod, Arisarum vulgare, Araceae, Mediterranean. A tuberous perennial geophyte with a pulpit shaped dark purple brown flower from which a curved tongue like structure is seen protruding out. The spathe or involucral leaf resembles a cowl hence the name Friar's Cowl. The plant grows from an underground tuberous rhizome, hence a creeping underground which give rise to new stalked leaves and flowers each year. Since the underground stem lives all year round the plant is described as perennial but actually during the hottest period of the year there are no aerial leaves or flowers. Leaves and flowers are supported by a single unbranched stalk that grows directly from the underground tuber.

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Location: Mediterranean
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