Arisaema ringens
| Arisaema ringens | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Arisaema |
| Species: | A. ringens |
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| Arisaema ringens | |
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Arisaema ringens, the Japanese cobra lily (a name it shares with Arisaema sikokianum), is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the Zhoushan Islands of China, Taiwan, South Korea, central Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands. A tuberous geophyte reaching 45 cm (18 in), in the wild they are found at low elevations in forests. A dioecious species, it is pollinated by flies. In the garden it needs moist, humus-rich soil, and is hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9.