Skunk Cabbage

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

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Purple, Brown

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Skunk Cabbage: Bellura obliqua, Lymantria dispar, Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.