Betr: new site/Pinellia question

Mellard, David dam7 at CDC.GOV
Mon Aug 25 14:17:00 CEST 2003


-----> I think this plant looks more like a member of the Arisaema
prazeri/yunnanense/bathycoleum
alliance, very unlikely a Pinellia. To my knowledge no Pinellia species has
>such a long hanging spadix, all basically have an upright appendix.

This plant (or something similar) is a weed in my yard.  Yesterday I pulled
(read, yanked) out 2 dozen plants and noticed a seed pod spill it contents.
Cursed for a few minutes and continued yanking out more plants.  They pop up
everywhere.  I'm glad to hear that people in China eat them.

David
Atlanta



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