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Taxon: Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex W. P. C. Barton

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
Name verified on: 24-Nov-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 28-Apr-2000
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Common names:

  • polecatweed   (Source: Zander Ency ) – English
  • skunk-cabbage   (Source: Glea Cron ed2 ) – English
  • chou puant   (Source: F NAmer ) – French
  • tabac-du-diable   (Source: F NAmer ) – French
  • Stinkkohl   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  • zazen-sō   (Source: F JapanOhwi [as S. renifolius]) – Japanese Rōmaji

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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

References:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Salisb.].
  • 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. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Nutt.].
  • Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Nutt.].
  • Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Nutt.].
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
  • Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Nutt.].
  • Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
  • Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. [poisonous].
  • Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Salisb.].
  • Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants. [poisonous].
  • McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2.
  • Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
  • Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). [treats as S. renifolius Schott].
  • Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Nutt.].
  • Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Nutt.].
  • Scoggan, H. J. 1978–1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Nutt.].
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora. [lists as S. foetidus (L.) Nutt.].
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  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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