Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Symplocarpus foetidus
FAMILY
Araceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Symplocarpus from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symplocarpus foetidus
FAMILY
Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 032-03-001:
Symplocarpus foetidus
FAMILY
Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Spathyema foetida
COMMON NAME:
Skunk Cabbage
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_foetidus_5
March
The brownish-purple, fleshy, hoodlike spathe is usually striped or spotted, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
Tim Spira tpssfoetidus3
March
The spathe encloses a ball-like spadix with numerous tiny flowers, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
JK Marlow jkm060521_077
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Found in seepage-fed bogs & nonalluvial swamps, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm160502_108
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
Leaves net-veined and cordate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/30/18):
Symplocarpus foetidus
FAMILY
Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Symplocarpus foetidus
FAMILY
Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 032-03-001:
Symplocarpus foetidus
FAMILY
Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Spathyema foetida