Of the Arum family, the skunk cabbage or Symplocarpus foetidus.

S. Foetidus

Of the Arum family, the skunk cabbage or Symplocarpus foetidus.

This illustration shows a section of the leaf of skunk cabbage, Spathyema. Note the poorly developed palisade tissue and the loose arrangement of the cells of this plant which lives in moist, shaded places.

Spathyema

This illustration shows a section of the leaf of skunk cabbage, Spathyema. Note the poorly developed…