Spring Plant Makes Its Own Heat, Smells Like Rotting Meat
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Botanists say the skunk cabbage is a tell-tale sign of Spring. We explain.
It might not look much like a flower, or smell like one, or sound like one. But the skunk cabbage is arguably a more reliable sign of Spring than, say, the groundhog. WTTW News reporter Patty Wetli joins us to explain.
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Spring Plant Makes Its Own Heat, Smells Like Rotting Meat
Clip: 3/10/2022 | 2m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
It might not look much like a flower, or smell like one, or sound like one. But the skunk cabbage is arguably a more reliable sign of Spring than, say, the groundhog. WTTW News reporter Patty Wetli joins us to explain.
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