# Green Arrow Arum (*Peltandra virginica*) The Green Arrow Arum is a cool plant that grows in wet places like swamps. It has big green leaves and a unique flower that looks like a green arrow! - **Category:** [Plants](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/plant) - **Rarity:** Common - **Danger:** 2/5 · Low - **Snaps:** 8 - **Habitat:** Wetlands ![Green Arrow Arum](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Peltandra_virginica_MA.jpg&width=800) Photo: Miguel Andrade, Public domain · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peltandra_virginica_MA.jpg) ## Appearance The Green Arrow Arum has striking, large, dark green leaves shaped like an arrowhead, rising from shallow water. Its unique flower features a slender, greenish-yellow finger-like spadix, partially enclosed by a boat-shaped, pale green spathe. ## Taxonomy - **Kingdom:** Plantae - **Phylum:** Tracheophyta - **Class:** Liliopsida - **Order:** Alismatales - **Family:** Araceae - **Genus:** Peltandra ## Interesting facts - Even after its leaves die back, its roots keep growing under the water! - Its flower smells a bit like rotting meat to attract hungry flies! - Its fruit ripens into a cluster of bright green, buoyant berries! - The unique arrowhead leaves can grow up to two feet long! ## Special abilities - **Defense Crystals:** Green Arrow Arum has tiny, sharp crystals in its cells that make it taste bad, helping it defend against hungry animals. - **Floating Seeds:** Green Arrow Arum can release its seeds which float like little rafts, allowing them to travel and sprout in new wet spots. - **Underwater Roots:** Green Arrow Arum has special roots that can live completely submerged in water year-round, even through winter. - **Heat-Up Flower:** The Green Arrow Arum's flower can generate its own heat to attract tiny insects, making it easier to get pollinated! ## Measurements & details - **Height:** 30-100 cm - **Spread:** 30-60 cm - **Flower Size:** 15-25 cm - **Bloom Season:** Late spring to mid-summer - **Edible:** No - **Toxicity:** High - **Lifecycle:** Perennial - **Pollination Method:** Insect ## Ecological connections - **Eats:** Mallard Duck (*Anas platyrhynchos*) — its nutritious green seeds - **Eats:** [Muskrat](https://www.snappit.app/explore/muskrat) (*Ondatra zibethicus*) — its starchy rhizomes in winter - **Shelter:** [Green Frog](https://www.snappit.app/explore/green-frog) (*Lithobates clamitans*) — among its large, shady leaves - **Pollinates:** [Common Drone Fly](https://www.snappit.app/explore/common-drone-fly) (*Eristalis tenax*) — attracted by its unique flower scent ## Traits - [Ornamental](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/ornamental): Ornamental plants are cultivated primarily for their aesthetic appeal, enhancing landscapes and gardens with their attractive foliage, flowers, or form. - [Shade Tolerant](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/shade-tolerant): Shade tolerant plants are adapted to grow and thrive in areas with low light levels, requiring less direct sunlight. - [Broadleaf Tree](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/broadleaf-tree): Broadleaf trees are angiosperms characterized by flat, wide leaves that are typically shed annually in temperate climates. - [Wetland](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/wetland): This habitat trait identifies species found in wetlands, which are areas of land saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, including marshes, swamps, and bogs. ## Collections - [Plants](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/plants) ## Safety **Danger:** 2/5 · Low Don't touch or eat unknown plants. Always ask an adult if you're curious! ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How to identify Green Arrow Arum? Start with the whole plant, then compare leaf arrangement, leaf edges, stems and any flowers or fruit. Opposite leaves grow in pairs; alternate leaves come one at a time along the stem. These details tell you far more together than a single green leaf does. Plant Identifier: upload a photo and compare the visible details. ### How tall is Green Arrow Arum? 30-100 cm ### How wide does Green Arrow Arum spread? 30-60 cm ### How big are the flowers on Green Arrow Arum? 15-25 cm ### When does Green Arrow Arum bloom? Late spring to mid-summer ### Is Green Arrow Arum edible? No ### Is Green Arrow Arum toxic? High ### What is Green Arrow Arum's lifecycle? Perennial ## Where to spot - [Chenango Canal](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/chenango-canal) — New York, US · Historic Site - [Harriman Historic District](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/harriman-historic-district) — New Jersey, US · Historic District - [Rogerson's Village Historic District](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/rogersons-village-historic-district) — Massachusetts, US · Historic District - [Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/long-island-aquarium-and-exhibition-center) — New York, US · Aquarium - [Arlington Center Historic District](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/arlington-center-historic-district) — Massachusetts, US · Historic District - [Brierfield Furnace](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/brierfield-furnace) — Alabama, US · Historic Site [View all places to see Green Arrow Arum](https://www.snappit.app/guides/where-to-see/green-arrow-arum) ## More Plants - [white snakeroot](https://www.snappit.app/explore/white-snakeroot) (*Ageratina altissima*) - [tree-of-heaven](https://www.snappit.app/explore/tree-of-heaven) (*Ailanthus altissima*) - [western sword fern](https://www.snappit.app/explore/western-sword-fern) (*Polystichum munitum*) - [common milkweed](https://www.snappit.app/explore/common-milkweed) (*Asclepias syriaca*) --- Source: [Green Arrow Arum: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/green-arrow-arum)