Only in the Pacific Northwest

[killdeer43]

If you're hiking in the wet woods this time of year, as I was today, you'll know what's ahead before you see it.

Western Skunk Cabbage

It's a pleasant alternative to a skunk, but a large spread of it will keep you moving along.
Not a good place for lunch! :wink:

Joe

 

[Geo]

I've heard of them but had no clue what they look like.

George

 

[taabru45]

They can grow very large and a patch of them can make you feel as if you've shrunk....the indians used to wrap the roots in the leaves and cover them with hot rocks and bake them over night as a food source, never tried it...but they are a magnificent looking plant...the Islands off the coast here are loaded with them in the wetlands....Steffan
The leaves can be a couple feet long and the stem maybe 2-3 feet high, so the plant can be 4 feet diameter and half as tall as a people....

 

[Christopher Cozad]

Skunk cabbage, nettles, and salmon berries...

Growing up in the wet woods of Oregon I remember the abundance of flora, even when the aroma wasn't as pleasant as the visual or taste experience.

Thanks for the memories, Joe.

Christopher