It’s an arum, so in the same family as the aptly named Amorphophallus titanum. This family really has got the corner on great names amorpho phallus? And of course titanum! Skunk cabbage is ...

This quirky native wildflower is one worth knowing. The skunk cabbage, or Symplocarpus foetidus, is the first flower of our central Ohio spring, appearing as early as February. It can bloom even in ...

People who go looking for beauty in the woodlands of central Illinois tend to get excited about the months of April and May, when showy beauties like Virginia bluebells carpet the woodland floor. But ...

Skunk cabbage usually come up in early spring ...

I love the smell of skunk in early spring. That sulfur smell tells me that the snow is melting, the sun is rising higher into the sky, and soon a carpet of wildflowers will paint the forest floor in ...

Meet a plant that blooms and attracts pollinators in the winter by making its own heat! The skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, is an herbaceous perennial of wooded swamps and wetlands. It ranges ...

Alkaloids, Araceae (family), caffeic acid, calcium oxalate, Col apestosa, Dracontium, Dracontium foetidum L, eastern skunk cabbage, fatty oil, flavonol glycosides ...

People who go looking for beauty in the woodlands of East Central Illinois consider April to be a high point of the year. That's when showy beauties like Virginia bluebells carpet the woodland floor.