{"id":3294,"date":"2015-07-21T18:45:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T17:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/?p=3294"},"modified":"2018-04-08T19:17:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T18:17:10","slug":"cabbage-skunk-weed-lysichitum-americanum-in-wet-woodlands-biology-invasiveness-and-control-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/wordpress\/cabbage-skunk-weed-lysichitum-americanum-in-wet-woodlands-biology-invasiveness-and-control-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabbage Skunk weed <em>Lysichitum americanum<\/em> in wet woodlands: biology; invasiveness and control in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The invasive Cabbage Skunk weed, <em>Lysichitum americanum<\/em>, is native to swamps and along streams in woodlands in the north-west of North America. It is named due to its distinctive \u201cskunky\u201d odour that it emits when it blooms and attracts its pollinators &#8211; scavenging flies and beetles.<\/p>\n<p>The name is also used for the eastern skunk cabbage <em>(Symplocarpus foetidus)<\/em>, another species in the arum family found in eastern North America. The two species are frequently confused and some of <em>S. foetidus\u2019<\/em> characteristics are often misattributed to<em> L. americanum. S. foetidus<\/em> is renowned for its thermogenesis i.e. it is able to produce heat within its cells in order to melt snow and ice and thus facilitate its emergence in spring. <em>L. americanum<\/em> does not have this capacity for thermogenesis.<\/p>\n<p>The two species can be easily distinguished by the different colours of the spathe: yellow for<em> L. americanum<\/em> and dark crimson for <em>S. foetidus<\/em>. In early spring, <em>L. americanum<\/em> flowers are produced in a spadix within an attractive cadmium yellow spathe, 30-40cm tall, sometimes referred to as \u2018Swamp lanterns\u2019 that provide a very colourful scene, which is why they are pop ular in some gardens&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an extract of the full article published in International Pest Control \u2013 May\/June 2015 issue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/international-pest-control.com\/view-ipc-online\/\" target=\"_blank\">View full article online <\/a><br \/>\nThe full text of this article is available to subscribers of International Pest Control.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe for online access<br \/>\nSubscribe to International Pest Control for full online access to all articles in every issue since 2004.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Graham Matthews* and Andrea Berardi**<br \/>\n*IPARC, Imperial College, Silwood Park, Ascot, SL5 7PY.<br \/>\n** Open University, Royal Holloway College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The invasive Cabbage Skunk weed, Lysichitum americanum, is native to swamps and along streams in woodlands in the north-west of North America. It is named due to its distinctive \u201cskunky\u201d odour that it emits when it blooms and attracts its pollinators &#8211; scavenging flies and beetles. 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