THE SKUNK CABBAGE is a swamp-dwelling harbinger of spring. Named for its distinctive aroma, the skunk cabbage can produce knee-high yellow flowers surrounded by a pallet of watermelon-sized green ...

Whenever I go into the woods this time of year, I look for spring wildflowers to be in bloom. There are a large variety of plants that take advantage of the scanty leaf canopy of early spring to grow ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The groundhogs have had their say on when spring will arrive (though Buckeye Chuck and Punxsutawney Phil disagree), now it's time ...

I love the smell of skunk in early spring. That sulfur smell tells me that the snow is melting, the sun is rising higher into the sky, and soon a carpet of wildflowers will paint the forest floor in ...

For those slogging through one of the harshest winters in recent memory, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. The first wildflower of the year is already blooming — even if it is still covered in ...

For us, March 20 marks the vernal equinox and the first day of spring. Other animals and plants pay no heed to the celebrated celestial event. Signs of spring in the natural world are evident far in ...

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 ...

While spring still feels like a ways away, a sign of warmer weather is coming in the form of a stinky wildflower.Skunk cabbage, a native wildflower, is now blooming, with some being spotted in ...

While spring still feels like a ways away, a sign of warmer weather is coming in the form of a stinky wildflower.Skunk cabbage, a native wildflower, is now blooming, with some being spotted in ...

Alkaloids, Araceae (family), caffeic acid, calcium oxalate, Col apestosa, Dracontium, Dracontium foetidum L, eastern skunk cabbage, fatty oil, flavonol glycosides ...