BenWestern Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus), emerging from a small stream. I love this plant, for one, it has a rich history with the First Nations <a href="https://inaturalist.ca/posts/86272-western-skunk-cabbage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.ca/posts/86272-western-skunk-cabbage</a> , but it's a typical sign of nature switching from winter to spring, especially in the alpine, where it will breach melting snow. <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/plantphotography?src=hash" title="#plantphotography" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plantphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" title="#nature" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/hiking?src=hash" title="#hiking" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/britishcolumbia?src=hash" title="#britishcolumbia" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/pnw?src=hash" title="#pnw" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pnw</a>