Skunk cabbage

Skunk cabbage is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• the genus Lysichiton
  • Asian skunk cabbage, Lysichiton camtschatcensis, grows in eastern Asia
  • Western skunk cabbage, Lysichiton americanus, grows in western North America
• Eastern skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, grows in eastern North America
• Veratrum californicum (California corn lily, white or California false hellebore), locally called skunk cabbage, grows in western North America

The bloom of the eastern skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, in the spring, before leafing