The understory consists of small-statured bamboo (Sinarundinaria spp.), ferns (Dryopteris spp.), and shade-tolerant plants like Arisaema spp. From Wordnik.com. [Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests] Reference
The typical Himalayan species include Arisaema tortuosum, Elatostemma cuneatum, Didymocarpus pygmaea, Rubus ellpiticus, Thalictrum foliolosum, Boehmeria macrophylla, and Zanthoxylum rhetsa. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern highlands moist deciduous forests] Reference
Traditional Chinese doctors considered that there is phlegm in fat people, and some phlegm - relieving medicine such as extracts from Pinellia ternata, Arisaema consanguinemn, etc. have been used, as medicinal plants and have proved to be effective in lowering the blood lipids. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Plants in photos: Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Garnet’, Hosta ‘White Feather’, Arisaema tryphyllum species, Trillium catesbaei, Aquilegia, Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’, Leucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’, Clematis ‘Josephine’, Iris germanica ‘Champagne Elegance’, Rhododendron aromi ‘High Tide’. From Wordnik.com. [Black Jack And Friends « Fairegarden] Reference
Snake plants (Arisaema) and their relation Sauromatum guttatum of the order Araceae are very common in the woods. From Wordnik.com. [The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir] Reference
The striped spathe in some species of Arisaema bears a curious resemblance to the head of a cobra uplifted to strike. From Wordnik.com. [The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir] Reference
Lily of the valley; terrestrial orchids, Lilium, three species; Trillium, five species; Acorus, Orontium, and Arisaema are all very common. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina and its Resources.] Reference
Some good choices might be: wild Columbine (Aguilegia canadensis), Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema tripyllum), wild ginger (Asarum canadensis), Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica), woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata,) or bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). From Wordnik.com. Reference
Very cool Arisaema. From Wordnik.com. [Black Jack And Friends « Fairegarden] Reference
Dragon, Green Dragon Arum Arisaema dracontium 177. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum 177, 189, 264. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
The ground vegetation forms luxuriant carpets of species of Strobilanthes, Ixora, Canthium, Selaginella, Arisaema, Acanthaceae, Annonaceae, and various ferns. From Wordnik.com. [North Western Ghats montane rain forests] Reference
Botanically, this ecoregion contains several interesting and threatened species of conservation value, such as Arisaema tortuosum, Cyathea gigantea, Entada rheedii, Gnetum ula, Rauvolfia serpentina, Musa rosacea, Linociera ramiflora, Dioscorea anguina, Litsea monopetala, and Didymoplexis pallens and the endemic Leucas mukerjiana and Phlebophyllum jeyporensis. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern highlands moist deciduous forests] Reference
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