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Nope...It's the spadix of a skunk cabbage flower!

The flowers consist of two parts: a spathe and a spadix. The spathe, which is mottled maroon in color, is a modified leaf that looks like a hood. The spathe surrounds a spadix, which is a cylindrical structure that contains lots of tiny flowers packed together. The spadix can be yellow, pink, or purple.

Habitat: Swamp

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Flown Kimmerling

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It is so cool! I love it! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! I should have centered it though. In my head, I was being "artistic", but it comes across as "wonky". Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
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    I think it is perfect as it is. Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Thanks <3 Posted 3 years ago

Patomarazul

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So beautiful! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  I agree <3. Too bad it's so stinky! Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
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    Haha, well, hold your breath while taking the picture and then we can enjoy it here without the fragrance :-D Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Haha ;) Posted 3 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