Skunk Cabbage

Skunk Cabbage

Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus grows wild in swampy ground in North America. Its sheathing spathe is rather fleshy and mottled in colour and it curves around a short thick spadix that has flowers with both stamens and pistils (perfect). The large leaves of Skunk Cabbage appear after the flowers and when crushed all parts of the plant give off an unpleasant skunky smell. [CH] {FW}