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Symplocarpus foetidus
A skunk cabbage flower with the spathe cut open. A great flower with the look and smell of rotten meat to attract flies as pollinators. It even stays warm inside the spathe at night!
Low, swampy areas.
Spotted on Apr 26, 2011
Submitted on Apr 26, 2011
4 Comments
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?
Amazing plant.
Isn't that the coolest? So if you ever get lost in the Maine woods in the spring, you can keep your fingers warm in the skunk cabbage flowers ;)
Awesome! I'm hoping to find skunk cabbage next week, if it's still around by then. Fun fact: skunk cabbage is thermogenic. It produces its own heat that melts snow when it blooms.