Araceae
Common dracunculus
Dracunculus vulgaris
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Dracunculus
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Common names
By language (19)
- Arabic
- لوف الحية
- arz
- لوف الحيه
- Bulgarian
- Едър змиярник
- Catalan
- Serpentària
- Chinese
- 龍芋, 龙芋, 龙木芋
- Croatian
- Obična zmijavičica
- Czech
- Drakovec obecný
- Dutch
- Drakenwortel
- English
- Common dracunculus, Dragon lily
- German
- Gemeine Drachenwurz
- Greek
- Δρακοντιά
- Italian
- Dragontea, Erba serpentaria
- Kurdish
- Kardî
- Polish
- Drakunkulus zwyczajny
- Russian
- Дракункулюс обыкновенный
- Slovenian
- Navadni kaček
- Swedish
- Drakkalla
- Turkish
- Yılan Bıçağı
- Welsh
- Pidyn-y-gog porffor
Synonyms
- Aron dracunculum (L.) St.-Lag.
- Arum dracunculus L.
- Arum guttatum Salisb.
- Dracunculus creticus Schott
- Dracunculus dracunculus (L.) Voss
- Dracunculus major Garsault
- Dracunculus polyphyllus Blume
- Dracunculus spadiceus Raf.
- Dracunculus vulgaris subsp. creticus (Schott) K.Richt.
- Dracunculus vulgaris var. creticus (Schott) Nyman
- Dracunculus vulgaris var. elongatus Engl.
- Dracunculus vulgaris var. laevigatus Engl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Steinert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: patricia kadijevic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jarno from Rotterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alexandra Abrunhosa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: hm47, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dracunculus_vulgaris_LC0044.jpg : Jörg Hempel derivative work: Bff, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Carlos Simões, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Stefano Milani, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.