Scientific or common name:

Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.

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ARACEAE - Arum family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Skunk cabbage
English name: polecatweed
English name: skunk-cabbage
French name: tabac-du-diable
German name: Stinkkohl

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Spathyema foetida (L.) Raf.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Arecidae
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Symplocarpus
Species:

1) Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
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)


Map for Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Araceae)
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1) Aglaonema 2) Alocasia (taro) 3) Amorphophallus 4) Anthurium (laceleaf) 5) Arisaema (Jack in the pulpit) 6) Arum 7) Caladium 8) Calla (callalily) 9) Colocasia 10) Cryptocoryne (water trumpet) 11) Cyrtospadix (caladium) 12) Cyrtosperma 13) Dieffenbachia 14) Dracontium 15) Dracunculus 16) Epipremnum (tongavine) 17) Homalomena 18) Landoltia 19) Lemna (duckweed) 20) Lysichiton (skunkcabbage) 21) Monstera 22) Montrichardia 23) Muricauda (Jack in the pulpit) 24) Orontium (goldenclub) 25) Peltandra (arrow arum) 26) Philodendron 27) Pinellia 28) Pistia 29) Pothos (tongavine) 30) Rhaphidophora (tongavine) 31) Scindapsus (tongavine) 32) Spathyema (skunk cabbage) 33) Spirodela (duckmeat) 34) Symplocarpus (skunk cabbage) 35) Syngonium 36) Typhonium 37) Wolffia (watermeal) 38) Xanthosoma 39) Zantedeschia (calla lily)

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Common names (Symplocarpus)
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1) Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

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