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Friar's Cowl · Arisarum vulgare

A low plant with arrow-shaped leaves and hooded, striped flowers, growing in shady, rocky places.

Friar's cowl has glossy, arrow-shaped leaves and small flowers hidden inside a hooded, striped spathe. It grows in shady, rocky ground, mainly in spring.

Photo: Giuseppe Frizzi, Public domain.

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