Arisaema griffithii Dahlia Sanguinaria canadensis is a spring

Sanguinaria canadensis is a spring ephemeral

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often edged in a faint pale green netting

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Arisaema griffithii Dahlia Sanguinaria canadensis is a springIt is Arisaema griffithii to which the common name cobra lily most applies. Just as with Arisaema ringens, the flower emerges alongside the tripartite leaf. The long, thin black tongue hangs from the bizarre, purple and yellow striped, cobra head looking spathe, all held atop a short 3 6" stalk in midspring. As a lame attempt at censorship, the 20" tall leaf stalk finally obscures the old flower. A. griffithii occurs in open forests to 12,000' in