[5] Pollination is performed by insects such as fungus gnats, which are lured into the spathe through a small opening.

[6] This species is native Europe, where it can be found in western Spain and both central and southern Italy.

[2] Arisarum proboscideum has been introduced outside of its natural range into the United Kingdom, New Zealand and North America.

In Italy it inhabits humid, Mediterranean woodlands where it grows in nutrient rich soils.

[12] It can be cultivated outdoors in shaded areas, and it is not suitable for warm greenhouses exposed to the summer sun, as the rhizomes are intolerant of desiccation.