''Arum concinnatum'', commonly known as the Crete arum, is a

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in the family

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Habitat

''Arum concinnatum'' occurs in a variety of habitats including ditches, wet areas and ''

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'' groves from sea level to 350 meters of altitude. The species occurs from the southern tip of the Peloponnese to south-western Turkey, as well as most eastern Mediterranean islands.

Taxonomy

Within the genus ''Arum'', it belongs to subgenus ''Arum'' and section ''Arum''. The species is related to '' Arum italicum'', with which it shares similar horizontally-oriented rhizomatous tubers and hexaploid chromosome counts (2n = 84). ''A. concinnatum'' is often incorrectly called ''Arum byzantinum'' in horticulture. However, the true '' A. byzantinum'' is a smaller diploid species from NW Turkey with small, purple spadix appendices.

References

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