Arum creticum

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| image = Arum creticum-Αφέντης Καβούσι.jpg

| genus = Arum

| species = creticum

| authority = Boiss. & Heldr. (1854)

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Arum creticum, the Cretan arum, is a species in of flowering plant in the family Araceae.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:85975-1 |title= Arum creticum Boiss. & Heldr. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=November 1, 2024}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/H2MT |title= Arum creticum Boiss. & Heldr. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=November 1, 2024}} It is native to the Greek island of Crete (Kriti), the Eastern Aegean Islands, and southwestern Turkey. This semi-evergreen clump-forming tuberous perennial has large arrow-shaped leaves. Erect folded-back spathes of fragrant yellow or cream appear in spring, with longer narrow spadices of a darker yellow. The flowers are followed in autumn by clusters of red or orange fruit.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/1654/arum-creticum/details | title = Arum creticum | publisher = RHS | access-date = 13 June 2023}} The plant reaches {{cvt|50|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall and broad.

Arum creticum is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate gardens. It is hardy but requires a sheltered position in sun or partial shade, with moist soil.

Caution should be exercised when handling it, as it is an irritant and toxic if ingested.{{cite web | url = https://www.bethchatto.co.uk/conditions/plants-for-shade-conditions/arum-creticum.htm | title = Arum creticum

| publisher = Beth Chatto Gardens | access-date = 13 June 2023}}

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