Symplocarpus foetidus (closer to bulbous than cardamine)
Ellen Hornig (Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:23:34 PDT)

Do skunk cabbages (Symplocarpus foetidus) qualify as bulbous? geophytic?
They have thickened rootstocks, anyway - yes?

I ask because fairly near our home is a swamp with thousands of them
blooming now, and I've been surprised at the range of spathe color. The
darkest are almost-solid (subtlely mottled) maroon; the palest are almost
solid yellow-green, with modest purple stippling; and in between there's a
full range from very heavily to lightly mottled and stippled. If I have a
chance, I'm going back with boots and a camera to record some of them.

Of course I've seem Symplocarpus before, but I've never stopped to study a
large colony. The smell is somewhat offputting, but the plants themselves
are entrancing at this season.

Ellen

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Ellen Hornig
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