Symplocarpus foetidus

Classification	Monocots
Family	Araceae
Family (Traditional)	Araceae
Genus	Symplocarpus
Species:	Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.
Common Name	Skunk Cabbage
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: January; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carter (TN), Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2013 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU001483	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Symplocarpus foetidus
N/A	Johnson	Tennessee	19 Jun 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Symplocarpus foetidus
TENN-V-0058651	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Symplocarpus foetidus
TENN-V-0058654	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Symplocarpus foetidus
ETSU001482	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Symplocarpus foetidus
ETSU001487	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Symplocarpus foetidus
UCHT037167	Johnson	Tennessee			UCHT Symplocarpus foetidus
UCHT037168	Sullivan	Tennessee			UCHT Symplocarpus foetidus
TENN-V-0058653	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Symplocarpus foetidus
TENN-V-0058652	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Symplocarpus foetidus
ETSU007851	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Symplocarpus foetidus
ETSU001485	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Symplocarpus foetidus
ETSU001486	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Symplocarpus foetidus
ETSU001484	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Symplocarpus foetidus

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