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skunk cabbage. The much-maligned marshland skunk cab- bage (Symplocarpus foetidus) bears little relation or resemblance to the cabbage (Brassica capitata). The plant takes its name from its fetid smell and its leaves’ supposed resemblance to cabbage leaves. Actually the skunk cabbage’s large, nearly round leaves are far more handsome and its sheath-like spathe is beautifully colored. But the plant’s foul smell has caused it to be called pole-cat weed as well as skunk cabbage. |