Western Skunk Cabbage, Lysichiton americanus, Araceae. 🌼🥬 ... I LOVE this plant! This was the first plant I ever identified by myself, way before I got into botany, so it holds a special place in my heart! 💚 ... You can see the plant’s pollination tactics at work; its skunky odor attracts flies and beetles. .. The name Lysichiton comes from the Greek lysis meaning “releasing”, and chitin, meaning “a cloak”; referring to the shedding of the spathe. The specific epithet simply means American in origin. ... #lysichitonamericanus #skunkcabbage #westernskunkcabbage #araceae #arum #botany #plants #plantobsessed #naturephotography #plantphotography #pnw https://www.instagram.com/pnw_botany/p/BwASSVdlTV1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=trw59i85gpmj
