Arum maculatum, commonly known as cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit and other names (see common names), is a woodland flowering plant species in the family Araceae. It is native across most of Europe, as well as Eastern Turkey and the Caucasus.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. All parts of the plant are highly toxic to humans and most animals. The bright red berries contain calcium oxalate raphides and soluble oxalates of saponins (as well as trace amounts of cyanogens and coniine) which can… Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Arum orientale — toxic
- Arum cylindraceum — toxic
- Arum besserianum — toxic
- Arum elongatum — toxic
- Arum italicum — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Arum
- Species
- Arum maculatum
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