Ever seen skunk cabbage on a menu? Chances are, you probably haven't. That doesn't mean it isn't delicious in its own right, but there is a good reason why its popularity hasn't rivaled that of other ...

Skunk cabbage is a short flowering plant that thrives in northern wet environments. It comes in two species: The western-growing Lysichiton americanus and eastern Symplocarpus foetidus, ...

Skunk cabbage’s first unusual trait is its ability to generate its own heat through a process called thermogenesis. According to Tufts University’s Pollinator Initiative, the plant can produce ...

Skunk cabbage is native to wetlands and marshy areas. Peeking out of the ground, you will first see a hood with a narrow opening on the side that tapers to a point.

Putting skunk cabbage leaves in a canoe out on the ocean worked like a charm to calm the seals, so they were easier to catch. The leaves were used to store cakes of dried berries before the invention ...

Skunk cabbage, one of the first wildflowers to bloom in New England, uses its unique ability to generate heat to melt the frozen ground and snow (when present) above it, ...

This smell lures flies and beetles to the flowers, which aids in pollination. A fun fact about skunk cabbage is that it creates its own heat through cellular respiration and can melt snow and ice.

After months of inactivity, the digestive system of a black bear needs a good flushing and skunk cabbage does the trick. However, the naturalist shudders at the thought. Can you imagine the morning ...

Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), or skunk cabbage, is closely related to western skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum). Although very similar, these swamp-growing plants do not belong to ...

Skunk cabbage produce yellow, knee-high flowers surrounded by a pallet of watermelon-sized green leaves. Native Americans had many uses for the skunk cabbage. In her epic work, “Ethnobotany of Western ...

The answer, dear reader, is the humble skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus). Named for its distinctive scent, the famous Swedish biologist, Carl Linnaeus (the Father of Modern Taxonomy) ...

The inside of a skunk cabbage bloom can be more than 30 degrees warmer than the air surrounding it. Subscribe. Log In. Minnesota News You Can Use. Subscribe. The Latest. 22 minutes ago.