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Symplocarpus foetidus (Linnaeus) Salisbury ex W.P.C. Barton. Skunk Cabbage. Phen: Early Jan-Apr; Jul-Sep. Hab: Seepage-fed bogs and nonalluvial swamps. Dist: NS and s. QC west to MN, south to n. NC, ne. TN, s. OH, and IL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = AqW, C, F, FNA22, G, GW1, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV; = Spathyema foetida (L.) Raf. – S, S13
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily: 5
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© Alan Cressler: Symplocarpus foetidus, along unnamed tributary of Severn Run, Central Sanitation Project, near Benfield, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Will Stuart | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Symplocarpus foetidus, along unnamed tributary of Severn Run, Central Sanitation Project, near Benfield, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Symplocarpus foetidus, Seep Ravine, Bird Hills Nature Area, Huron River Valley, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Symplocarpus foetidus, Cherokee National Forest, Johnson County, Tennessee 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Symplocarpus foetidus, along unnamed tributary of Severn Run, Central Sanitation Project, near Benfield, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Symplocarpus foetidus, Swamp, Great Falls Park, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Fairfax County, Virginia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Symplocarpus foetidus, Glade, Blue Ridge Parkway, Alleghany County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Symplocarpus foetidus, Skunk Cabbage Bog, Blue Ridge Mountains. Blue Ridge Parkway, Alleghany County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷
© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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