Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
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Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage or eastern skunk cabbage (also swamp cabbage, clumpfoot cabbage, or meadow cabbage, foetid pothos or polecat weed), is a low-growing plant that grows in wetlands and moist hill slopes of eastern North America. Bruised leaves present an odor reminiscent of skunk. Symplocarpus combines the Greek word symploce, meaning "connection" and carpos, meaning "fruit", to indicate that the plant has a compound fruit.
Quick Facts
| Scientific name | Symplocarpus foetidus |
| Family | Araceae |
| Height | 1-2 ft |
| Bloom time | Feb-Apr |
| Sun | Part shade to shade |
| Moisture | Wet |
| Soil | Muck |
| Wildlife value | Generates its own heat and melts through snow; the first bloom of the Minnesota year |
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