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Peltandra sagittifolia (white arrow arum)

Synonyms: Caladium glaucum; Calla sagittifolia (homotypic); Peltandra alba; Peltandra glauca (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Peltandra sagittifolia is a species of plant in the genus Peltandra. It is commonly known as the spoonflower or the white arrow arum, native to the southeastern United States from eastern Louisiana to eastern Virginia.
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Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Monoecious
Hazards [1]  The plant is rich in calcium oxylate, this is toxic and if consumed makes the mouth and digestive tract feel as though hundreds of tiny needles are being stuck into it. However, calcium oxylate is easily destroyed by thoroughly cooking or drying the plant;
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Herb
Height [1]  6 inches (0.15 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 20317 South Carolina, United States  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0