Skunk cabbage

The bloom of the Eastern Skunk Cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, in the spring, before leafing

Skunk cabbage is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• the genus Lysichiton

• Asian skunk cabbage, Lysichiton camtschatcensis, grows in eastern Asia
• Eastern skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, grows in eastern North America
• Western skunk cabbage, Lysichiton americanus, grows in western North America
• Veratrum californicum (California corn lily, white or California false hellebore), locally called skunk cabbage, grows in western North America