Skunk cabbage, one of the first wildflowers to bloom in New England, ... Enough heat to melt through snow as it flowers in early spring. While heat production (thermogenesis) ...

Wildlife officials say skunk cabbage emits a skunky odor when the flowers are crushed.A fun fact about skunk cabbage is that it creates its own heat through cellular respiration and can melt snow ...

Walt and Gus are brothers, both big fluffy Bernese, but that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. You put them near ...

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.

So what is the source of this miraculous return of life? The answer, dear reader, is the humble skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus). Named for its distinctive scent, the famous Swedish biologist ...

The forest is filled with Colt’s Foot, Trillium, Dutchman’s’ Breeches, Skunk Cabbage, and many more. My two favorites are Trout Lily and Spring Beauty. Trout Lily.

With a nickname like ‘skunk cabbage’, the infamously stinky flowers of Symplocarpus renifolius are unlikely to grace a bridal bouquet. But for the beetles and flies that pollinate the plant ...

A pet skunk that had been on the run for more than three months has been found in a bramble bush several miles from home. Buddy the skunk vanished from Emily Tilbrook's family farm in Creeting St ...