Lysichiton americanum

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Noun1.Lysichiton americanum - clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spatheLysichiton americanum - clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe
skunk cabbage
bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
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2000); (3) skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum) habitats (~17% of the island) occupied wetter sites (skunk cabbage provided large amounts of biomass in spring, enabling deer to achieve high intake rates while foraging; Gillingham et al.
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