| Dracunculus vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Dracunculus |
| Species: | D. vulgaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Dracunculus vulgaris | |
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Dracunculus vulgaris is a species of aroid flowering plant in the genus Dracunculus and the arum family Araceae. Common names include the common dracunculus, dragon lily, dragon arum, black arum and vampire lily. In Greece, part of its native range, the plant is called drakondia, the long spadix being viewed as a small dragon hiding in the spathe.[2]
This herbaceous perennial is endemic to the Balkans, extending as far as Greece, Crete, and the Aegean Islands, and also to the south-western parts of Anatolia.[2]
- ^ Contu, S. (2013). "Dracunculus vulgaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13133560A44462629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T13133560A44462629.en. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b Dragon Arum Archived June 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at blueworldgardener.co.uk