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Lysichiton americanus Hultén & H. St. John

American skunk-cabbage (Araceae)

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Lysichiton americanus is native to the Pacific Northwest; it grows chiefly in damp or swampy ground and readily spreads.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-05-08

 American skunk-cabbage / Lysichiton americanus: _Lysichiton americanus_ is native to the Pacific Northwest; it grows chiefly in damp or swampy ground and readily spreads.

Lysichiton americanus is our only species of Araceae with a yellow spathe.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-04-05

 American skunk-cabbage / Lysichiton americanus: _Lysichiton americanus_ is our only species of Araceae with a yellow spathe.

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