The Araceae is a family of about 3,700 species, ... In India, the spadix is purple; in Ethiopia, it’s yellow. And some are even turquoise, Mr. Avent said.

The distinctive “spadix-with-a-spathe” inflorescence has a densely flowered, finger-like spadix (SPAY-dix) subtended by a showy spathe. The spadix is the small upright spike composed of ...

A member of the Arum family (Araceae), skunk cabbage is related to a more well-known spring wildflower, ... The spathe soon withers, and the spadix becomes enlarged into a compound fruit.

Some of these Araceae seem almost that sturdy. An Italian arum pops up faithfully in a neglected corner of my garden. One spathiphyllum wilts easily, but I can't be too grouchy, as it's the one in ...

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Calla lilies. Technically, calla lily flowers are tiny and located on the yellow column, which is botanically known as a spadix. The showy white structure is a modified leaf called the spathe.

Paul Licht, director of the UC Botanical Garden, was in Monterey Bay celebrating his wife's birthday and their 45th wedding anniversary when the call came: A titan arum had bloomed, and it was ...

The corpse flower is a botanical rock star — prized by botanic gardens around the globe. In a new video, NPR's Skunk Bear explores the biology of the stinky giant, which thrives by playing dead.