Symplocarpus foetidus
(L.) W. Salisb. 1812
It blooms in the early Spring before leafing.
It is frost-hardy to -30°C.
Photos © M.J. Hatfield, Iowa, USA.
The emerging inflorescence can melt the snow around.
The natural habitat of the plant.
These pictures were taken in Trout Park, a nature preserve in the USA.
photos below (1-5) © Michael Kolaczewski
A germinating seed, the coin diameter is about 1 inch.
photo © Wojciech Maksymilian Szymañski
The IAS:
Symplocarpus foetidus
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page created on 2002-03-21
last updated on 2009-03-24
