Family: Arum (Araceae)

The sheathing, shell-like spathe, mottled and varing from green to purple-brown, envelops the heavy rounded spadix, on which are borne flowers containing both stamens and pistils. The broad leaves, which appear after the flowers, are at first coiled, later become very large and have a foetid odor when crushed.

Height: 1-3 feet

Found: Wet soil in woods and in open swamps.

Blooms: February-April