Bath Wildlife Sightings
Arum italicum x maculatum (Hybrid Italian Arum), Lyncombe Vale Road, Widcombe, Bath, ST7563
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Quantity
Large colony
Locality
Lyncombe Vale Road, Widcombe, Bath
Habitat
Hedge bank
Environmental Conditions
Damp and shady
Grid Reference
ST753634
Other Information
The pale veins in the leaves are a feature of Italian Arum and its hybrid with the native species. The photograph with beech leaves in the background includes a hybrid plant on the left and the native species on the right. Gordon Ward recorded Italian Arum here many years ago but there are no longer any pure plants there.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Rob Randall
