PLANTS Profile for Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage)

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Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton
skunk cabbage

Symbol:

SYFO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Araceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton

William C. Taylor. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton

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Synonyms:
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton

SPFO2

Spathyema foetida (L.) Raf.

Distribution:
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton


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USA (CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton

View 29 genera in Araceae, 1 species in Symplocarpus

Classification:
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arales
Family	Araceae – Arum family
Genus	Symplocarpus Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton – skunk cabbage
Species	Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton – skunk cabbage

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
skunk-cabbage		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin					Minor		Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W.P.C. Barton

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42538.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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