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Skunk Cabbage

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Another plant I found growing in the Hoh Rain Forest, although I see this plant here on the island where I live. Hope you all had a great weekend. Thanks for dropping by.. Take care:0)bonita The plant is called Skunk Cabbage because of the malodorous, distinctive "skunky" odor that it emits. This odor will permeate the area where the plant grows, and can be detected even in old, dried specimens. The foul odor attracts its pollinators, scavenging flies and beetles. Other common names include Yellow Skunk Cabbage and Swamp Lantern. While some consider the plant to be a weed, its roots are food for bears, who eat it after hibernating as a laxative or cathartic. The plant was used by indigenous people as medicine for burns and injuries, and for food in times of famine, when almost all parts were eaten. The leaves have a somewhat spicy or peppery taste. Although the plant was not typically part of the diet under normal conditions, its large, waxy leaves were important to food preparation and storage. They were commonly used to line berry baskets and to wrap around whole salmon and other foods when baked under a fire. It is also used to cure sores and swelling.

Comments (32)


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MrsRatbag

11:39AM | Mon, 09 June 2008

Beautiful capture of these stinky beauties! We have a lot of them around here!

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Gise

11:39AM | Mon, 09 June 2008

great shot and info

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marybelgium

11:42AM | Mon, 09 June 2008

superb !

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timtripp

12:09PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

beautiful image!

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JustAlice

12:19PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

Lovely colors, looks like our iron plant.

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Mousson

12:29PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

Excellent

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Meisiekind

12:33PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

Fascinating! I have never heard of them before! Did you have a clothes peg on your nose while taking this image? lol...

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awjay

12:54PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

super reflections

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Markintosh

1:20PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

Excellent.

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rainbows

2:07PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

Beautiful reflection Bonita, a wonderful capture. I have never seen the likes of this. Hugs. Di. xx

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durleybeachbum

2:24PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

A superb image!

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Richardphotos

3:01PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

marvelous capture of a beautiful plant even though it stinks. there is a flower that looks like carrion and has a terrible odor. it looks like an iris.several people have post pictures of it here

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three_grrr

3:22PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

This looks like jack in the pulpit! Now I wonder if it's in the same family? It grows out at the Hollow, but I don't detect a skunky smell from it. This looks like it grows in swampy or wet ground. Beautiful capture Bonita!

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kimariehere

4:11PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

so beautiful wonderful color and refelctions !!!!!

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Cosme..D..Churruca

4:29PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

very fine pic!

vlaaitje

5:14PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

this is really nice

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Fidelity2

5:22PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

Splendid.

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jocko500

6:39PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

wonderful shot of this plant

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Cosine

11:54PM | Mon, 09 June 2008

This is blooming down here now, too. It's a pretty plant, too bad it smells so bad LOL.

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tetsu-pino

12:28AM | Tue, 10 June 2008

Fantastic image!! Very beautiful capture.

MrsLubner

12:56AM | Tue, 10 June 2008

Like periscopes on the water's surface. A fabulous shot.

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MaraP

3:15AM | Tue, 10 June 2008

Beautiful image!! Love the reflection!!

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Djavad

7:39AM | Tue, 10 June 2008

Une réalisation pleine de charme avec en prime leur reflet, bravo

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auntietk

9:22AM | Tue, 10 June 2008

A beautiful plant that I enjoy most from a car window! LOL! I had no idea it was such a useful plant. I love your photograph - the reflections are stunning!

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CavalierLady

10:59AM | Tue, 10 June 2008

Great image and reflection and very interesting information about it, thanks for posting all that!

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Romia

1:42PM | Tue, 10 June 2008

Great reflection! Well done.

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tizjezzme

8:45PM | Tue, 10 June 2008

wow, this is something new to me. How pretty! Sticking out of the water like that; and the reflections... lovely !!!

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moochagoo

10:54AM | Wed, 11 June 2008

Amazing picture and reflection

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fredster66

4:42AM | Fri, 13 June 2008

Beautiful image, love those reflections!

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mtc

10:45AM | Wed, 18 June 2008

Perhaps this stinks, but it's very nice and I like the picture!

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