Mouse plant Arisarum proboscideum

[Paul Tyerman]

At 06:04  1/08/02 -0700, you wrote:
>My arisarum clump always has lots of mice, but I have never seen any
>seeds.  Is it one of those plants that spreads so well at the root that it
>sees no sense expending energy making seeds?
>

Diane,

Or maybe the seedheads are so innocuous that we never see them.  I guess
after flowering we just see the thick clump of leaves.  I must admit I have
never looked for seed.

Here in Canberra ours are just shooting, with the mice just starting to
appear now.  I will try to keep track of some flowers and see if there are
any signs of seeds.  It is also possible that our respective eco-systms
just don't have whatever the pollination vector is in their native habitat?

Cheers.

Paul Tyerman
Canberra, Australia.  USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9
mailto:ptyerman at ozemail.com.au

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