Arisarum proboscideum (Mouse Plant)

Arisarum proboscideum or the Mouse Plant is a herbaceous perennial plant. This species has a short and slender rhizome. Leaves are green and range from 6-15cm long. The leaves are either sagittate, obtuse or mucronate in leaf structure. A. proboscideum possesses a spathe up to 10cm long and an inflorescent spadix. Plants are monoecious, with usually one to three female flowers and up to sixteen male. Larger inflorescences also contain disproportionally more male flowers than female flowers. Pollination is performed by insects such as fungus gnats, which are lured into the spathe through a small opening. Once the insect is inside they are trapped and must struggle to escape. The struggling insect transfers pollen from male to female flowers. H 10-15cm

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