Eastern Skunk Cabbage - Symplocarpus foetidus

FINALLY! This is the first wildflower I've seen so far this spring.

Habitat: Mesic forest

comments (6)

Ferdy Christant

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And what a weird one. Promising sign for the new season. Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Yes, definitely weird and it STINKS. But, it is a definite sign that spring has finally arrived. It's still colder than usual though and a lot of ephemerals are late to pop up. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Same here, spring is late by 2 weeks. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Bummer. Posted 4 years ago

Ernst

Lion

Not a good sauerkraut I guess? But still fascinating Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Lol, definitely not. The smell is so putrid that I can't imagine how bad the taste must be. Posted 4 years ago

The Eastern skunk cabbage

"Symplocarpus foetidus", commonly known as skunk cabbage or eastern skunk cabbage, is a low growing, foul-smelling plant that grows in wetlands of eastern North America.

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Similar species: Water-plantains, Seagrass

Species identified by Christine Young