Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus Hultén & H. St. John)
Also known as American skunkcabbage, American skunk-cabbage, yellow skunk cabbage, swamp lantern.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Native | |
| Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
↑Notes
Although the USDA uses the term "American skunkcabbage", this name is actually more widely-used in the UK and Ireland, where it accurately conveys that this species is native to the Americas. However, in North America it is misleading because there are two species of Skunk Cabbage and this has the more restricted range of the two, so we prefer the common name "Western Skunk Cabbage" to distinguish it from eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus).
↑Links & External Resources
• Lysichiton americanus (American skunkcabbage) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Lysichiton americanus (American skunk cabbage) | CABI Invasive Species Compendium (About This Site)
• Lysichiton americanus | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Lysichiton americanus | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Lysichiton americanus | Flora of North America (About This Site)
