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Your first stop is near a swampy place. Poking up through the snow (if theres any left) youre likely to see a most unusual plant. If you can get close enough, take a sniff. Whew! Does this plant stink?
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Google PR: Skunk cabbage is so named because of its foul, skunk-like odor. This plant is commonly found in swampy areas or in low-lying saturated soils adjacent to streams. Although cabbagelike in appearance when the fruit ripens in the autumn, skunk cabbage has no close relationship to the cabbage family.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Today his collection ispreserved inthe University ofMichigan Herbarium. Of Samples' personal life, little is known except of his teaching. He conducted a pri- vate school in Urbana from 1833-1838 and taught briefly in Cincinnati in 1839.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Note: The Liliaceae are here treated in their traditional sense with the understanding that numerous smaller families will be recognized within the very near future.
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