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Symplocarpus
Symplocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to United States, Canada and eastern Asia. The genus is characterized by having large leaves and deep root systems with contractile roots used for changing the plant's level with the ground. Symplocarpus species grow from a rhizome and their leaves release a foul odor when crushed.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
speciesSymplocarpus foetidus
Japanese Skunk Cabbage
speciesSymplocarpus renifolius
Symplocarpus nipponicus
speciesSymplocarpus nipponicus
Symplocarpus koreanus
speciesSymplocarpus koreanus
Symplocarpus egorovii
speciesSymplocarpus egorovii
Symplocarpus nabekuraensis
speciesSymplocarpus nabekuraensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48533.