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western skunk cabbage

Lysichiton americanus

Western skunk cabbage is a unique plant that grows in wet areas. It has big, green leaves and a bright yellow flower that looks like a hood. This plant can smell a bit stinky, but it helps nature by providing food for some animals.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The western skunk cabbage has large, glossy green leaves that can grow over a meter long. Its unique flower features a bright yellow, hooded spathe that wraps around a central stalk, appearing before the leaves in early spring.

PlantaeTracheophytaLiliopsidaAlismatalesAraceaeLysichiton
western skunk cabbage
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western skunk cabbage

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

Despite its name, this smelly plant is actually a wild cousin to beautiful calla lilies!

Its huge, glossy leaves can grow over a meter long, making a great hiding spot!

This plant can warm itself, making its flower up to 20°C (68°F) warmer than the air!

Wow, it's one of the first plants to bloom, often pushing right through snow!

特殊能力

能力

Internal Heater

western skunk cabbage can generate its own heat, melting surrounding snow to bloom incredibly early.

能力

Stinky Signal

western skunk cabbage has a foul odor that lures flies and beetles, its crucial early-spring pollinators.

能力

Water Log Survival

western skunk cabbage can thrive in mucky, low-oxygen wetland soils where most other plants cannot grow.

能力

Giant Solar Panels

western skunk cabbage has massive leaves that unfurl to capture maximum sunlight in shady, wet habitats.

サイズと詳細

高さ
30-150 cm
広がり
50-100 cm
花の大きさ
15-40 cm
開花時期
食用
いいえ
毒性
高度
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

A crucial early spring food source

eaten by

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Browses on the emerging leaves

pollinates

Flesh Fly

Helicobia rapax

Attracted by its warm, stinky flowers

shelters

Northern Red-legged Frog

Rana aurora

Finds cool shade under its huge leaves

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

Do not touch or eat any plants without asking an adult first.

よくある質問

western skunk cabbageの高さは何ですか?

30-150 cm

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50-100 cm

western skunk cabbageの花の大きさは何ですか?

15-40 cm

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western skunk cabbageの食用は何ですか?

いいえ

western skunk cabbageの毒性は何ですか?

高度

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多年生

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昆虫

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