Eastern Skunk Cabbage or their scientific name, “Symplocarpus Foetidus”, is a native plant often associated with a foul smell.
Skunk-cabbage is one of the earliest wildflowers to bloom in the spring. Skunk-cabbage gets its name from the odor that resembles rotting meat. Through an internal chemical process, the plant produces heat of up to 15 degrees Celsius, or 59 degrees Fahrenheit, to help melt the snow around them and become one of the first flowers to bloom in spring.
Hedera Helix, more commonly known as English Ivy, is an invasive species of ivy. It’s originally native to parts of Asia and […]
“Leaves of three, let it be!”An itchy native plant to North America that takes multiple forms. Found all over North America, Poison […]
Native to the forests of North America, Picoides Pubescens, or Downy Woodpeckers, are insectivores that are typically rather small for woodpeckers Downy […]
Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis Cardinalis, is the state bird of Virginia. A bold red, black mask, and a hefty orange bill, the Northern […]
