Western Skunk Cabbage (Ep. 18) - Botany with Brit
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
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Did you know that western skunk cabbage goes by a much more romantic name in Canada: swamp lantern. Both names carry accurate descriptors depending on which elements of the plant you want to highlight. If you're inclined to judge a plant with your nose, skunk cabbage might be your preferred name. The plant puts off a pungent skunk-like odor to attract the flies and beetles that pollinate it. But if you're a more visually oriented person you might prefer to call it swamp lantern because of the luminous way the bright yellow bracts stand out from the surrounding shade of the forest.
Swamp lantern has some of the largest leaves of any plant in the Pacific Northwest, and they were used by native peoples in a way similar to how we use waxed paper. The huge elliptical green leaves were used to line cooking pits, as mats for berry drying, to wrap food for storage, and were folded for use as plates and cups.
Though not prized for its culinary attributes, many coastal peoples made use of skunk cabbage for medicinal purposes. The Hoh and Quileute used a decoction of the roots to relieve stomach ailments, and a poultice of the mashed root was used to treat blood poisoning, skin burns, and boils.The Makah used a poultice of warmed leaves for chest pain, and the Quileute and Skokomish apply them to cuts and swellings. Smoke from burning roots was used to treat influenza, rheumatism, and bad dreams.
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Lovely video!
Up here in Canada I’ve only ever heard it called skunk 🦨 cabbage 🥬 but I really like the name swamp lantern which I’ve never heard before 🥰
Just discovered your channel and just love it! Your presentation is perfect. Looking forward to more. We are traveling the northwest in an RV and often wonder about native plants and berries. Picked blackberries yesterday in CHELAN area. Beautiful here❤️❤️
Thanks so much! We've got more in the works :) Sounds like a great trip!
Excellent documentary👌
Glad you enjoyed it!
yup thats how we did it... good vid
Miss seeing your videos, hope you make more again
We have a brand new batch coming in January!
Somebody told me skunk cabbage is what wakes bears from hibernation, is this true?
I don't know that it wakes them from hibernation but it is a good early food source for them!
So this is cabbage for skunks? Im sorry it's hard for me to be serious. Great plant, good show.
haha! Thanks for watching :)
Does it have a peculiar odor?
It literally smells identical to skunk 🦨
I concur with Trash Panda!