Flowers in Israel: Streambank Arum
Arum hygrophilum, Streambank Arum,
Hebrew: לוף ירוק, Arabic: اللوف الشاره للرطوبة
| Scientific name: | Arum hygrophilum Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Streambank Arum | |
| Hebrew name: | לוף ירוק | |
| Arabic name: | اللوف الشاره للرطوبة | |
| Family: | Araceae, לופיים |
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| Life form: | Geophyte | |
| Stems: | 20-60 cm tall | |
| Leaves: | Rosette, simple, smooth | |
| Flowers: | no sepals or tepals; spathe is long and narrow, soft green with a deep purple edge | |
| Fruits / pods: | Cluster of red-orange berries | |
| Flowering Period: | February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Arum. The name “Aron,” with the Greek termination, has been used in the most ancient times, having been applied by Hippocrates (c.460 – c.377 BCE), Theophrastus (370 – about 285 BCE), Dioscorides (ca. 40 – ca.90 CE) and Pliny (23 – 79 CE), but by the latter with the Latin termination (Arum).
hygrophilum, hygros, υγροϛ, “wet, moist, liquid”, -philum, “-loving”; moisture-loving.
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