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Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

Photo by Phil_S
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Description:

Eastern Skunk Cabbage, Clumpfoot Cabbage, Foetid Pothos, Meadow Cabbage, Polecat Weed, Skunk Cabbage, or Swamp Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), commonly known as simply Skunk Cabbage, is a low growing, foul smelling plant that prefers wetlands.

Habitat:

Protected wooded area with a large pond and marshy wetlands. Vetran's Memorial Park, Lake Metroparks System, Mentor, OH, Lake County, USA

Species ID Suggestions

Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

Comments (2)

Beautiful! They look like this in New York now, too.
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PublishedApril 30, 2013

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