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Symplocarpus foetidus, Linn. (Spathyema foetida, Nutt.). Skunk Cabbage. Fig. 3754. Lvs. numerous, 1-3 ft. long, 1 ft. wide, ovate, strongly nerved: spathe preceding the lvs., colored as described above: fr. ripe Aug., Sept. Nova Scotia to Minn., south to Fla. and Iowa; also in Asia. B.M. 836 (as Pothos foetida); 3224. V. 23:186. A.G. 14:367. 
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Eastern Skunk Cabbage
| image = SKUNKCABBAGE-MOSS-400X575.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Skunk Cabbage heralding spring
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Alismatales]]
| familia = [[Araceae]]
| genus = '''''Symplocarpus'''''
| species = '''''S. foetidus'''''
| binomial = ''Symplocarpus foetidus''
| binomial_authority = Salisb.
}}

'''Eastern Skunk Cabbage''', '''Clumpfoot Cabbage''', '''Meadow Cabbage''', '''Skunk Cabbage''', or '''Swamp Cabbage''' ''(Symplocarpus foetidus)'', commonly known as simply ''Skunk Cabbage'', is a low growing, foul smelling plant that prefers [[wetland]]s. It can be found naturally in eastern [[North America]], from [[Nova Scotia]] and southern [[Quebec]] west to [[Minnesota]], and south to [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]], and also in northeastern [[Asia]], in eastern [[Siberia]], northeastern [[China]] and [[Japan]]. It is the only species in the genus, although the genus ''[[Lysichiton]]'' is similar. Skunk cabbage is protected as a state [[endangered]] plant in Tennessee.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch?keywordquery=Symplocarpus+foetidus&mode=sciname&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 USDA PLANTS Database: S. foetidus]</ref>