| Asian Skunk Cabbage | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Orontioideae |
| Genus: | Lysichiton |
| Species: | L. camtschatcensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lysichiton camtschatcensis (L.) Schott |
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Lysichiton camtschatcensis, common name Asian Skunk Cabbage or White Skunk Cabbage, is a plant found in swamps and wet woods, along streams and in other wet areas of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin and Japan. The common name skunk cabbage is derived from the distinctive "skunky" odour that it emits, although there are reports of some plants having a sweet smell.[1]
It has been used as an ornamental garden plant in Britain and Ireland, although less commonly than the Western Skunk Cabbage, Lysichiton americanus. Hybrids with this species, called Lysichiton ×hortensis, are also cultivated. These have larger spathes than either of the parents.[1]