Delaware Wildflowers • Common names
Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidusAraceae — Arum family
Native

I accidentally stepped on the plant and broke off most of the spathe, exposing the spadix. Normally it is mostly concealed, as shown below.

White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris Estate
February 2002

White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
March 2011

Ashland
April 2010

Middle Run Valley Natural Area
March 2012
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.