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Dracunculus Mill.

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Dracunculus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. (1754)
Dracunculus Mill.

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New Zealand
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Mill.
Mill.
1754
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Dracunculus Mill.
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Dracunculus

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Dracunculus

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Dracunculus Mill.

Large, tuberous, scapose, monoecious, perennial herbs. Leaves fan-like, palmately cut almost to midrib into several toe-like segments (pedatisect). Inflorescence solitary, terminal, usually strong-smelling; scape > leaves. Spathe funnel-shaped. Spadix ± = spathe; female and male flowers contiguous; terminal sterile appendage very long. Berry scarlet. Spp. 2, one from S. Europe, one from Canary Is. Adventive sp. 1.

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Dracunculus Mill.
Dracunculus Mill.
Dracunculus Mill.
Dracunculus
Dracunculus Mill.

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1 January 2000
26 August 2008
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