Dracunculus canariensis
A tuberous aroid from the Canary Islands and Madeira, with a pale greenish-white spathe that is milder than its Mediterranean relative. It grows through the mild, damp winter and spring in laurel forest margins and scrub, then dies back in the dry summer.
Where it grows wild
Grows in laurel forest, open dry woodland and scrubby fields, usually in the partial shade of shrubs and trees on volcanic soils.
Records span 150–1150 m, median 494 m, from coastal scrub up into the laurel forest belt.
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