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western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Liliopsida ›Order: Alismatales ›Family: Araceae ›Genus: Lysichiton
About
Lysichiton americanus, also called western skunk cabbage (USA), yellow skunk cabbage (UK), American skunk-cabbage (Britain and Ireland) or swamp lantern, is a plant found in swamps and wet woods, along streams and in other wet areas of the Pacific Northwest, where it is one of the few native species in the arum family. The plant is called skunk cabbage because of the distinctive "skunky" odor that it emits when it blooms. This odor will permeate the...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of western skunk cabbage is Lysichiton americanus.
- western skunk cabbage belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- western skunk cabbage belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- western skunk cabbage belongs to the class Liliopsida.
- western skunk cabbage belongs to the order Alismatales.
- western skunk cabbage belongs to the family Araceae.
- western skunk cabbage belongs to the genus Lysichiton.