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Italian lords and ladies

Arum italicum Mill.

Family
Araceae
Genus
Arum

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Italian lords and ladies (Arum italicum)
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (28)
aeb
صباط الغولة
Arabic
لوف إيطالي
arz
لوف ايطالى
Azerbaijani
İtaliya danaayağı
Basque
Suge-belar, Suge belar, Suge-belar nerbiozuri
Bulgarian
Италиански змиярник
Chinese
意大利海芋, 意大利疆南星
Corsican
Vicara, Aluviu, Ghjadducula
Czech
Árón italský
Danish
Italiensk Arum, Italiensk Ingefær
Dutch
Italiaanse aronskelk
English
Italian lords and ladies, Italian lords-and-ladies, Italian arum
French
Gouet ditalie, Arum d'Italie, Gouet d'Italie
German
Italienischer Aronstab
Greek
Δρακοντιά, Άρον του ιταλικόν, Ιταλικό άρο
Italian
Calla selvatica, Gichero, Gigaro, Gigaro chiaro, Pan di serpe
kab
Abeqquq
nap
Vial
os
Италиаг калакъода
Persian
آروم ایتالیکوم
Portuguese
Jarro-de-itália
shi
Ayrni, ⴰⵢⵔⵏⵉ
Slovenian
Laški kačnik
Spanish
Aro comun, Aro común, Barba aron, Barba arón, Barba-aron, Barba-arón, Flor de la primavera, Flor del ano
Swedish
Italiensk munkhätta
Ukrainian
Кліщинець італійський
Welsh
Pidyn-y-gog Eidalaidd
zgh
ⴰⵢⵔⵏⵉ

Synonyms

  • Arisarum italicum (Mill.) Raf.
  • Arum maculatum var. italicum (Mill.) O.Targ.Tozz.

Flowers

In flower
March to May (from 1,956 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.