Photo by DON BARTLING
Skunk Cabbage also known as “Swamp Lantern” grows in swampy areas of forest land and gets is name from the fact that, when the leaves are crushed or bruised, it gives off the smell of a skunk.
May 10, 2018
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Yellow skunk cabbage: Pretty, but smelly!
Last week, on a calm morning, I was hiking in the area of Robinson Lake. As I was walking down a path along a creek, I noticed an early spring plant which inhabited the woods by the stream banks. Surprisingly I smelled a lightly pungent smell, a somewhat skunk-like odor. As I bent over the yellow and green plant, I detected a slightly stronger odor.