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Skunk-cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus



Habitat:
   Light: shade- pt. sun
   Moisture: wet- wet mesic

   Height: 1-2 ft.
   Flowering Time: early spring

Notes: perennial with large leaves; shade tolerant; leaves smell like skunk when crushed.

   Range in Michigan: SE,SW,NL,UP


flower in early spring

foliage in late spring

fruit in fall
a patch of Skunk Cabbages
a patch of Skunk Cabbages