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Symplocarpus foetidus
I didn't smell anything coming from them!
They were growing in saturated soil near a stream.
Spotted on Apr 4, 2013
Submitted on Apr 4, 2013
5 Comments
I checked wikipedia and found out that this is a medicinal plant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symplocarpu...
In the 19th century the U.S. Pharmacopoeia listed eastern skunk cabbage as the drug "dracontium". It was used in the treatment of respiratory diseases, nervous disorders, rheumatism, and dropsy.
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What a neat find! :) Thanks for sharing!!
That is exactly what it is
Here is information from Penn state on the most common skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus in your area; http://www.psu.edu/dept/nkbiology/nature...
Interesante planta::