Dracunculus vulgaris
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Like arum it carries oxalate needles that burn skin and mouth; berries toxic.
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Giant deep maroon-purple spathe up to 60 cm
Long velvet-black spadix inside the spathe
Smells of carrion on its first day to attract flies
Stem mottled like snakeskin