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

  • Family

    Araceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

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

  • 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

  • Floras and Monographs

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

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