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Cuckoo-pint

Arum maculatum

Cuckoo-pint is a special plant with a unique shape! It has a tall, green spadix surrounded by a beautiful hood-like leaf. This plant loves to grow in shady places and can be found in woodlands.

Lebensraum: Woodlands

Aussehen

The Cuckoo-pint has large, glossy, arrow-shaped green leaves, often with dark purple spots. Its unique flower features a pale green to purple hood (spathe) enclosing a dark purple, club-like spike (spadix), making it stand out in woodlands.

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Cuckoo-pint
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Cuckoo-pint

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It's sometimes called 'Lords and Ladies' because of its regal, ancient-looking flower.

Its shiny red berries look tempting but are highly toxic if eaten by humans or pets!

The Cuckoo-pint flower can produce heat, making it warmer than the surrounding air!

This plant changes its gender, deciding to be male or female based on its energy levels!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Heat-Seeking Lure

Cuckoo-pint can generate its own heat, making its spadix warm to the touch, attracting cold-blooded insects.

Fähigkeit

Fly Trap

Cuckoo-pint has a smooth, slippery inner spathe that temporarily traps small flies to ensure pollination.

Fähigkeit

Odor Beacon

Cuckoo-pint can produce a strong, foul smell to attract specific insect pollinators like flies and gnats.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-40 cm
Blütengröße
15-25 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Moth Fly

Psychoda alternata

trapped by its flower to transfer pollen

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

disperses seeds after consuming its red berries

pollinates

Fungus Gnat

Sciara militaris

attracted by the plant's unique smell and heat

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Lords and LadiesWild Arum

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Do not touch or eat any part of this plant, as it can be harmful.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Cuckoo-pint?

10-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Cuckoo-pint?

15-25 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Cuckoo-pint?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Cuckoo-pint?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Cuckoo-pint?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Cuckoo-pint?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Cuckoo-pint?

Insekten

Wo findet man Cuckoo-pint normalerweise?

Woodlands

Snap-Karte

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