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Symplocarpus R.A. Salisbury ex W.P.C. Barton. Common name: Skunk Cabbage.

A genus of 5 species, of north temperate e. North America and ne. Asia.

References: Lee et al. (2019); Mayo, Bogner, & Boyce (1998) In Kubitzki (1998b); Thompson (2000b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Symplocarpus foetidus, along unnamed tributary of Severn Run, Central Sanitation Project, near Benfield, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1 by Alan Cressler | Symplocarpus foetidus source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Will Stuart | Symplocarpus foetidus | Original Image ⭷
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