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Saturday - September 19, 2009

From: Houston, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Invasive Plants
Title: Skunk cabbage for Houston TX
Answered by: Barbara Medford

QUESTION:

Can you find skunk cabbage in the Houston, Texas area?

ANSWER:

No, but why should you want to? Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage) is native to northeastern states, and wouldn't grow in such a lush, warm climate as Houston.

There have been two previous anwers to questions on this:

May 19, 2009

April 15, 2006

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