Talk:Skunk cabbage

Vertatrum californicum called "skunk cabbage"

Hello, User:Peter coxhead. I don't usually add cites to disambig pages, but since you asked, here it is:

"The tradition of wearing the leaves of what is locally called skunk cabbage, known scientifically as Veratrum californicum, began in the summer of 1984 ..."

From: Harte, Julia (2014-07-02). "Fourth of July Parade Brings Scientists Dressed in Foliage—Some With Nothing Else". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-07-04. (PS: Thanks for all your work on plants.) -- Djembayz (talk) 18:30, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. It seems such an odd usage that I wanted some evidence. Peter coxhead (talk) 18:37, 4 July 2014 (UTC)