Skunk cabbage is poisonous and can cause burning and swelling of lips, tongue, throat, nausea, and vomiting.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Symplocarpus foetidus.
A stench or odor is what allows other organisms to avoid the skunk cabbage or skunk.
No.
Apparently, the dung beetle pollinates this plant (skunk cabbage).
It smells bad, like a skunk spray.
yes
Skunk Cabbage
Skunk cabbage has a foul, skunklike odor. It is found in swampy areas or in wet soil beside streams. It looks like cabbage when it ripens in the autumn, but has no close relationship to the cabbage family. Its scientific name is Symplocarpus foetidus.
symplocarpus foetidus
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the skunk cabbage plant is considered to be an endangered and threatened species. It is illegal to destroy it in many states including Pennsylvania.
Skunk cabbage flowers smell much like rotting meat or skunk smell. Other foul smelling flowers are crown imperials and roadkill skunk.
Alas, no. It only makes you wish you were dead.