There is one spring plant that beats all others, often blooming with snow still on the ground: skunk cabbage.

For those slogging through one of the harshest winters in recent memory, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. The first ...

Some people are mainly interested in large animals such as deer, elk or bears. These animals are called mega-fauna and are a very popular group of animals. Others are fascinated with birds – small, ...

This quirky native wildflower is one worth knowing. The skunk cabbage, or Symplocarpus foetidus, is the first flower of our central Ohio spring, appearing as early as February. It can bloom even in ...

In this column, we have had several members of the philodendron family…the “Araceae”…as subjects of wonder. The philodendron family is a large one, with several thousand species. You might remember ...

It looks like an alien or possibly something that would have been featured in the “Little Shop of Horrors” movie, but it’s not alien. In fact, it’s quite native and great fodder for the curious mind.

Well before the last snowdrifts have receded, a mysterious plant is already emerging from its winter slumber. Skunk cabbage is a funky-looking, flowering wild perennial plant that is among the first ...

I’ve given up on winter. It seems that nature around me has, too. This past rainy weekend, I ventured into a nearby marsh, wading through knee-high mud under cold, glowering skies that hinted of ...

Skunk cabbage has been used extensively as a medicinal plant by various Native American tribes (Photo by Judy Gallagher/CC BY-SA 3.0) Long Island life can be beautiful at any time of the year, ...