Botanical Name: Lysichiton americanum
Common Name: skunk cabbage, swamp lantern
Family: Araceae
Distribution/Origin: Pacific North West
Leaf/Bud: large - ovate,
Flower/Inflorescence: large yellow spathe, skunky odour
Fruit/Seed: berry
Stem/Bark:
Size: height 1 - 1.5 ft, spread 1 - 2 m
Habit: spadix upright, foliage
Form: sprawling (?)
Culture: herbaceous perennial, very moist soil
Landscape Use: wetland plant
Notes: fly pollinated, native plant