Skunk Cabbage

Any of three species of plants that grow in bogs and meadows of temperate regions. In eastern North America the skunk cabbage is Symplocarpus foetidus, which belongs to the arum family (Araceae, order Arales; q.v.). In French-speaking parts of Canada it is called tabac du diable (�devil's tobacco�) or chou puant (�stinking cabbage�). It is a fleshy, herbaceous plant with large leaves,