Wild Arum in Southern France: Hooded Purple Flowers with Long Stamens

Wild Arum in Southern France: Hooded Purple Flowers with Long Stamens

A gardener in the Cote d'Azur, South France, saw flowers in a group by a stone wall under pine trees on a rocky mountainside. Flower stem ~6 inches, fleshy leaves, long pearl-like stamen protruding past hooded deep purple flower. They asked if orchids or bulbs and the name.

Unknown Wild Flower

Expert Identification

The plant is a member of the family Araceae (Arums). The expert provided a Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araceae. They couldn't be more specific.