Araceae
Green dragon
Arisaema dracontium
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Arisaema
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Green dragon
- French
- Arisème dragon
Synonyms
- Arisaema boscii Blume
- Arisaema plukenetii Blume
- Arum dracontium L.
- Arum exsertum Salisb.
- Muricauda dracontium (L.) Small
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Tie Guy II, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: pGma21, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Muepsilon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Charles Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ernest Hoover, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chris Eugene, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chris Eugene, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.