NameThatPlant.net: Pinellia pedatisecta

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pinellia pedatisecta FAMILY Araceae Go to FSUS key

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COMMON NAME:
Chinese Green Dragon, Fan-leaf Chinese Green Dragon, Pinellia

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pinellia pedatisecta FAMILY Araceae

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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