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Lysichiton americanus

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Although the plant was not part of human diet under normal conditions, its large, waxy leaves were important to food preparation and storage. They were commonly used to line berry baskets and to wrap around whole salmon and other foods when baked under a fire.
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The plant was used by indigenous people as medicine for burns and injuries, and in times of famine as an emergency food source, when the leaves were heated and eaten. The leaves have a somewhat spicy or peppery taste.
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atop a 30–50 cm (12–20 in) stalk. The flowers are numerous and densely packed. It is among the first flowers to bloom in late winter or early spring (typically March–July). Unlike the genus
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crystals, which result in a prickling sensation on the tongue and throat and can cause intestinal irritation; if consumed in large quantities it can even cause death.
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Wildflowers of Oregon: A field guide to over 400 wildflowers, trees, and shrubs of the coast, cascades, and high desert
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that measure 30 centimetres (12 inches) or longer, and 2.5 to 5 cm (1 to 2 in) in diameter. The short-stalked
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Although similarly named and with a similar smell, the plant is easy to distinguish from the eastern skunk cabbage (
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The leaves were also used as a medicated bandage to cure sores and swelling. Its sap was used as a treatment for
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are the largest of any native plant in the region, 30–150 cm (12–59 in) long and 10–70 cm (4–
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species do not produce heat, although this is widely and incorrectly said to be the case.
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Armitage, James D. & Phillips, Barry W. (2011). "A hybrid swamp lantern".
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The plant is called skunk cabbage because of the distinctive "
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Flies are drawn by the odour to pollinate the flowers.
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Index


Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Alismatales
Araceae
Lysichiton
Binomial name
Hultén
H.St.John
Synonyms
Pacific Northwest
arum family
skunky
flies
beetles
Symplocarpus foetidus
species from Japan


rhizomes
leaves
flowers
spadix

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