species
Lysichiton americanus
American skunk-cabbage · Swamp lantern · Western skunk cabbage · Yellow skunk cabbage
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Lysichiton americanus belongs to the family Araceae, also known as American skunk-cabbage, Swamp lantern, Western skunk cabbage or Yellow skunk cabbage, introduced to the UK. It grows in shade or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in moist or poorly drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Shade, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- In the UK
- Introduced
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