Question: My apologies, trying this again-- Wondering if this is a pitcher plant/ species of Sarracenia? Found in a wetland area, …
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My apologies, trying this again-- Wondering if this is a pitcher plant/ species of Sarracenia? Found in a wetland area, Salem, NY. Thanks!
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Dear SunnyMona, nice images--thanks for sharing them. You have photographed Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk-cabbage), a native, early appearing member of the arum family. Notice that the array of reduced flowers are found inside the enfolding bract (pitcher-plant would have the flowers on a separate stalk not associated with leaves). With this species (skunk-cabbage), the flowers appear first and then the leaves will follow as it warms up.
