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Skunk cabbage ( Symplocarpus foetidus ) is notable for two interesting qualities: 1) it has the ability to generate temperatures of up to 27 to 73 degrees F. above air temperature in order to melt it way through frozen ground (thermogenesis); 2) its foul odor attracts its pollinators--scavenging flies, stoneflies, and bees.