April 2, 2009. Bear in mind that flowers are the sex organs of plants. The prominent yellow pistil capped with a stigma is the female receptor of male pollen (which is borne on stamens) seeking entrance down the stalk, called a style, which leads to the ovary at its base.
![B.C. native skunk cabbage [Lysichitum americanum]. This member of the Arum family also goes by the more charming name Swamp Lantern.](http://slowcoast.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/dsc02913.jpg?w=150 "Skunk cabbage")
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