Arum italicum subsp. italicum
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| Arum italicum subsp. italicum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Arum |
| Species: | Mill. |
| Subspecies: | A. i. subsp. italicum |
| Trinomial name | |
| Arum italicum subsp. italicum | |
Arum italicum subsp. italicum is a flowering plant subspecies in the family Araceae.
Arum italicum subsp. italicum is a morphologically variable subspecies.[1] Leaves often have various degrees of pale veining or blotching, although uniform green leaves also occur.[1] Spathe limbs are greenish to yellowish white, while the spathe tube is greenish white on the inside (sometimes stained with purple).[2] Spadix appendices are dark yellow.[2]
Plants from the British Isles and the Atlantic coast of western Europe with deep green leaves and winter leaves differing in shape from spring leaves have been treated as a distinct subspecies, Arum italicum subsp. neglectum (F. Towns.) Prime.[2] Differences in germination (epigeal in subsp. italicum, hypogeal in subsp. neglectum) and phenology (subsp. italicum beginning growth earlier) have also been reported.[2] However, there are intermediate forms between the two subspecies, particularly on the European mainland, and there have been proposals to merge the two under subsp. italicum.[1][3]
