more photos.
because it's just so pretty, unlike its name.
[See "skunk cabbage, part 1" here.]
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Showing posts with label Flora. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flora. Show all posts
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
earthlings: flora: western skunk cabbage
scientific name: lysichiton americanus
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.
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.
A thriving plant can have leaves as long as 135 cm long (4 feet, 5 inches), making them the largest leaves of any native plant in the Northwest.
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.
Go forth and ramble!
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Sunday, February 15, 2015
today I went for a walk...
...in the woods.
And this is what I saw:
...a perfect tiny forest treeline
painted by moss as it crawled up a weathered board, in verdant homage to the forest of gentle giant douglas fir trees that towered above.
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