Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
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Native
Family:
Araceae (Arum)
Height: 1 to 2 ft.
Blooms: February to
May
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 6 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Allegheny River Trail
Date: 4/5/2003
Notes:
Named for its bad smell.
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
