Araceae

(uh-RAY-see-ee)
– a family in the Alismatales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 6 not-too-obscure plants that are in the “Arum” family:

• Arisaema dracontium (Green Dragon) [CC6]
• Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) [CC6]
  
• Lemna minor (Duckweed) [CC4]
• Spirodela polyrhiza (Duckmeat) [CC5]
  
• Wolffia brasiliensis (Brazilian Watermeal) [CC8]
• Wolffia columbiana (Columbian Watermeal) [CC7]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism