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Lysichitum (Greek, a loose or free cloak; probably referring to the spathe). Also written Lysichilom. Araceae. A genus of one species; a hardy plant resembling the skunk cabbage, which has been offered by dealers in native plants.
Nearly stemless swamp herb with large lvs. from a thick horizontal rootstock: spathe peduncled, sheathing at base, with a broad colored lamina or none, at first enveloping the cylindrical spadix, which becomes long- exserted upon a stout peduncle; fls. perfect, crowding and covering the spadix; perianth 4-lobed; stamens 4; ovary 2-celled, 2-ovuled; ovules horizontal, orthotropous: fr. a 2-seeded berry, immersed in the spadix.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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