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Eastern skunk cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
Symplocarpe chou-puant
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The first flower that can be observed in early spring, sometimes late February through the snow.
Territory:
Southern Quebec, the plant does not reach the Laurentian Plateau (Candian Shield) because it does not support acid soils. They abound in the region of Quebec City.Habitat:
Swamp forests especially maple with spring flooding areas.Flowering:
In bloom in March sometimes late February, fruit in SeptemberSimilar:
No other plant looks like it, even after flowering its large leaves are easily distinguishable.
