aka: yellow skunk cabbage, American skunk-cabbage or swamp lantern
habitat: swamps, marshes, bogs, wet woods, along streams and in other wetland areas of the pacific northwest, planet earth
bloom time: february through april
field notes: if you do not like the smell of a skunk eating rotting hamburger, stay upwind of this beautiful and showy earthling.
Indigenous humans used its large, waxy leaves for food preparation and storage, lining berry baskets or using them as a wrap around salmon and other foods when
baked under a fire.
It was also used as a food source in a pinch, however, it must be prepared properly to avoid its poisonous effects in the raw state.
It's a beautiful and crazy planet.
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