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Taxon:
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Salisb. ex W. P. C. Barton
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Symplocarpus
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Orontioideae
Nomen number:
400340
Place of publication:
Veg. mater. med. U.S. 1:123. 1817
Comment:
authorship fide S. Thompson, pers. comm. 1996
Verified:
11/24/1996
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dracontium foetidum
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Salisb.
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 52.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Duncan, W. H. & J. T. Kartesz.
1981. Vascular flora of Georgia: an annotated checklist.
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Nutt.
Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa.
1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Nutt.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Nutt.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist.
1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Nutt.
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin.
2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Salisb.
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Note:
poisonous
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Munro, D. B.
Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison?p_x=px
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Note:
=
Symplocarpus renifolius
Schott
Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley.
1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Nutt.
Radford, A. E. et al.
1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Nutt.
Scoggan, H. J.
1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Nutt.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Note:
lists as
Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) Nutt.
Wofford, B. E.
Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Monocots&FamilyID=Araceae&GenusID=Symplocarpus&SpeciesID=foetidus
Common names
English
polecatweed –
Reference(s)
skunk-cabbage –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
eastern skunk cabbage –
Reference(s)
French
chou puant –
Reference(s)
tabac-du-diable –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
chou puant –
Reference(s)
German
Stinkkohl –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
zazen-sō –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Heilongjiang Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East
Russian Federation
Khabarovsk
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East
Russian Federation
Primorye
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East
Russian Federation
Sakhalin
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
New Brunswick
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Nova Scotia
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Ontario
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Québec
s.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Iowa
e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Minnesota
e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Wisconsin
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Connecticut
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Indiana
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maine
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Massachusetts
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Michigan
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Hampshire
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Jersey
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New York
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Ohio
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Rhode Island
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Vermont
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
West Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Delaware
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
District of Columbia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
Native
Asia-Temperate
RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation
[Khabarovsk, Primorye, Sakhalin]
CHINA:
China
[Heilongjiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
Northern America
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Québec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario (s.), New Brunswick]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Illinois, Iowa (e.), Minnesota (e.), Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Kingsbury, J. M.
1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada.
Note:
poisonous
Vertebrate poisons
mammals
Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann.
1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Note:
poisonous
Name
References