But while most plants have attractive and alluring aromas, many species have evolved to do quite the opposite. Take the ...

While toxic to humans, bears naturally seek out the plant for sustenance and for its benefits as a natural laxative.

Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) may herald the arrival of spring with its early blooms and unique ability to melt snow, but it's yet another smelly disaster that will quickly turn your garden ...

That plant is the Eastern Skunk Cabbage, scientific name Symplocarpus foetidus. Skunk cabbage usually prefers wet or damp areas, which have become plentiful now due to the winter snowmelt.

While it may not feel it—due to the cold temperatures today—it has officially been spring since Thursday. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has released their official 2025 Spring Wildflower ...

That plant is the Eastern Skunk Cabbage, scientific name Symplocarpus foetidus. Skunk cabbage usually prefers wet or damp areas, which have become plentiful now due to the winter snowmelt. Skunk ...

Between 1935 and 1945, he noted that Eastern phoebes would arrive back in southern Wisconsin about a week after the early-to-arise native Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) started ...

Man at the vet’s office: “My dog doesn’t have a nose.” John Nelson is the retired curator of the A.C. Moore Herbarium at the University of South Carolina. As a public service, the ...

Just when we think we can’t take another day of winter weather, a variety of wildflowers are starting to grow. Called ...