Resurgence of the Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
Eastern Skunk Cabbage flowers, East Ontario, Canada
Photo taken April 2017
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) is native to eastern North America and grows in wetlands. It is unusual in that it has the ability to generate heat (up to 35 °C) that enables emerging plants to melt their way through frozen ground and snow. Flowers appear when there is still snow on the ground at which time the plants emit a pungent odor (reminiscent of a skunk) that may help to attract insect pollinators.
For more information see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symplocarpus_foetidus
Camera: Olympus EM5 MKII
Lens : Meyer Optik Oreston 50mm f1.8 (twin zebra; M42)
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Resurgence of the Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
Eastern Skunk Cabbage flowers, East Ontario, Canada
Photo taken April 2017
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) is native to eastern North America and grows in wetlands. It is unusual in that it has the ability to generate heat (up to 35 °C) that enables emerging plants to melt their way through frozen ground and snow. Flowers appear when there is still snow on the ground at which time the plants emit a pungent odor (reminiscent of a skunk) that may help to attract insect pollinators.
For more information see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symplocarpus_foetidus
Camera: Olympus EM5 MKII
Lens : Meyer Optik Oreston 50mm f1.8 (twin zebra; M42)
P4134360