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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.
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