Peatmoss
Carnivore
I made time (plenty of that for me at the moment) to go visit a population of Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) now that the weather is getting milder. There's still about 2 to 6 inches of snow on the ground, but I was pleased to find two flowers that were emerging despite this covering. These were growing about 1 foot above the waters of a small stream that runs along a pathway. These aren't common around Ottawa, so this was my first time seeing them.
These plants belong to the Araceae (Aroid family) so they do the whole spathe/spadix thing. They also produce heat through cellular respiration in order to beat the vast majority of other plants to flowering.
These plants belong to the Araceae (Aroid family) so they do the whole spathe/spadix thing. They also produce heat through cellular respiration in order to beat the vast majority of other plants to flowering.