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Skunk cabbage

Spotting Image 1

Description:

A purpley yellowy spathe covering a yellow spadix of flowers. Leaves yet to emerge.

Habitat:

Wetlands, on a west facing slope in very waterlogged soil.

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shebebusynow
shebebusynow 13 years ago
Symplocarpus foetidus


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Emily Tinkler
Emily Tinkler 13 years ago

Look now while it's still spring, it won't last past May.


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Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago

I'm hoping to find some skunk cabbage this summer. It seems like a very unique plant.

shebebusynow
shebebusynow 13 years ago

How dramatically different from the western species!

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Emily Tinkler
Spotted by
Emily Tinkler

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Apr 10, 2011
Submitted on Apr 10, 2011

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