Taxon Details: Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) W.Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton
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Araceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) W.Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Common Names:

Skunk-cabbage, skunk cabbage
Description:

Specific Epithet Etymology: foetidus = stinking

Species Description: Bruised foliage with odor resembling skunk; spathe ovoid with incurved summit, 8-15 cm, green, dull yellow, purplish, or spotted or striped with these colors; fr globose, 8-12 cm thick; seeds 1 cm thick; lvs basal, short-petioled, ovate, cordate, to 6 dm, the veinlets conspicuously anastomosing; 2n=30, 60.

Habitat: Swamps, margins of sluggish streams, margins of bogs; usually in wooded areas.

Geographic Distribution: NS and QC to NC, w. to MN and IA.

Flowering Time: January-April

Conservation Status: Secure

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Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) W.Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) W.Salisb. ex W.P.C.Barton
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