Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage or eastern skunk cabbage (also swamp cabbage, clumpfoot cabbage, or meadow cabbage, foetid pothos or polecat weed), is a low-growing plant that grows in wetlands and moist hill slopes of eastern North America. Bruised leaves present an odor reminiscent of skunk.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The leaves and roots contain calcium oxalate crystals, which are moderately toxic to humans. Ingesting large quantities of either may produce symptoms including burning of the mouth and throat, swelling of the lips and… Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Alismatales
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Symplocarpus
- Species
- Symplocarpus foetidus
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