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Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

Description:

There's a Swamp Thing in our brook! And it sure does smell too.

Habitat:

Woodlands/brook

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4 Comments

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

They looked like colorful worms. Pretty weird! This is the first time I have seen their roots like this too. WILD!

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

That's pretty wild, I haven't seen the roots like that before.

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

HA! LOL!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

What do you expect - it's named after two of the nastiest smelling things!

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Lehighton, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Feb 22, 2012
Submitted on Feb 23, 2012

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