Eastern Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus in bloom melting up through the snow of late Winter Eastern USA

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Carol Dembinsky / Dembinsky Photo Associates / Alamy Stock Photo

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C920F9

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43.1 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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4752 x 3168 px | 40.2 x 26.8 cm | 15.8 x 10.6 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

16 March 2011

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Michigan USA

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Eastern Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus in bloom melting up through the snow of late Winter Eastern USA Michigan Mid March by Carol Dembinsky Dembinsky Photo Associates www.dpaphoto.com The mechanism, thermogenesis, by which this plant literally melts its way up through the snow in late Winter by warming the air above it is still poorly understood. Thermodgenesis is somewhat unique to the Arum family of which this species is a member.

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