Question: Seek id’ this as green-dragon/Arisaema dracontium. I’ve not seen it before this spring. My property abuts a large wooded conservation …
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Seek id’ this as green-dragon/Arisaema dracontium. I’ve not seen it before this spring. My property abuts a large wooded conservation area & there is a decent patch spanning the property line. The area has a high water table, deep shade with oaks, white pine, black haw & a recent explosion in the # of low bush blueberries. Did Seek get it right?
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Der Jessercat, the plant you have photographed is Lysimachia borealis (starflower; formerly known as Trientalis borealis). This is a common, native, forest understory herb in New England. The plant you were thinking of is found in rich, moist soils (such as high-terrace floodplain forests of moderate-sized to major rivers). Best wishes.
