Friar's Cowl / الصرين الشائع / لوف الحية /

Common Arisarum / سراج الغوله /

Arisarum vulgare O.Targ.Tozz.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
October to February
Seed collection period
February to March

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • No perianth
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Geophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Arisarum Mill.
Family
Araceae
Wikidata item
Q1644587
GBIF Item
Arisarum vulgare O.Targ.Tozz. (2867495)

References

  1. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  2. Arisarum vulgare O.Targ.Tozz. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  3. Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  4. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  5. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  6. Zorkot. Husein Ali. (2015). A Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Hima Fakiha and the Adjoining Region.
  7. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  8. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.

Citation

Arisarum vulgare O.Targ.Tozz. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/698 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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