Araceae
Green arrow arum
Peltandra virginica
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Peltandra
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 箭南星
- English
- Green arrow arum
Synonyms
- Alocasia virginica (L.) Raf.
- Arum virginicum L.
- Arum walteri Elliott
- Caladium undulatum Steud.
- Caladium virginicum (L.) Hook.
- Calla virginica (L.) Michx.
- Lecontia virginica (L.) Torr.
- Peltandra angustifolia Raf.
- Peltandra canadensis Raf.
- Peltandra hastata Raf.
- Peltandra heterophylla Raf.
- Peltandra latifolia Raf.
- Peltandra luteospadix Fernald
- Peltandra tharpii F.A.Barkley
- Peltandra undulata Raf.
- Peltandra undulata Schott
- Peltandra virginica f. angustifolia (Raf.) S.F.Blake
- Peltandra virginica f. brachyota S.F.Blake
- Peltandra virginica f. hastifolia S.F.Blake
- Peltandra virginica f. heterophylla (Raf.) S.F.Blake
- Peltandra virginica f. latifolia (Raf.) S.F.Blake
- Peltandra virginica f. rotundata S.F.Blake
- Peltandra virginica subsp. luteospadix (Fernald) W.H.Blackw. & K.P.Blackw.
- Peltandra virginica var. angustifolia (Raf.) Tidestr.
- Peltandra virginica var. heterophylla (Raf.) Tidestr.
- Peltandra walteri (Elliott) Raf.
- Rensselaeria virginica (L.) L.C.Beck
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, 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.