Skunk Cabbage

Skunk Cabbage is starting to fill up the flood plain - the leaves are opening up, and they will soon have huge, green leaves that form a rosette shape.

Skunk cabbage is not a true cabbage plant, but is a member of a mostly tropical family of plants, Araceae. It gets its name from the pungent skunk-like odor that is released when any part of the plant is broken or damaged, and from its huge, green leaves that grow in a rosette and look somewhat like a cabbage.