Lysichiton Schott

Skunkcabbage (en), Lanterne-d'eau (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae

Characteristics

Herbs, wetland. Rhizomes vertical. Leaves appearing at or soon after flowering, several, clustered, erect; petiole short; blade shiny medium green, simple, not peltate, elliptic to oblong-ovate or oblanceolate, base cuneate to subtruncate; apex obtuse to acute; primary veins pinnate. Inflorescences: peduncle absent; spathe bright yellow [white], boat-shaped, open fully at maturity, not enclosing spadix; spadix nearly cylindric. Flowers bisexual; perianth present. Fruits embedded in white pulpy axis of spadix, green. Seeds 2(--4), mucilage probably present. x = 14.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Lysichiton world distribution map, present in Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30046190-2
WFO ID wfo-4000022556
COL ID 8VZ3L
BDTFX ID 86748
INPN ID 606937
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Arctiodracon Lysichiton

Lower taxons

Lysichiton camtschatcensis Lysichiton americanus