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 has many names: meadow cabbage, clump foot cabbage, bear weed, hermit of the bog, polecat weed, swamp cabbage and swamp lantern. Its scientific name is Symplocarpus foetidus.

Unlike humans, deer and bear eat parts of the skunk cabbage raw and Canada geese love summer leaves. Skunk cabbage provides deer a springtime food, high in protein, a perfect meal after a long winter.

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.

It turns out that skunk cabbage is one of the very few plants capable of thermogenesis — of creating heat. Back in the 1970s a scientist named Robert Knutson studied the breathing patterns ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Skunk cabbage is on the bloom and lighting up my imagination. I took a stroll on Yellow Birch Trail off Goodwin Road a few days ago and was overjoyed to see skunk cabbage springing up in ephemeral ...