Salmonberry's magenta flower buds, red flowering currant's hopeful blooms, and the powerful Stinging Nettle. Of course, we cannot forget to mention one of the truest signs of Spring (in the plant world), the Skunk Cabbage. We see these on the side of the highway, bogs, ditches, and swampy areas. Fun fact: the large, bright yellow lantern-like flowers are actually a modified leaf called a bract (or a spathe to be even more precise)! The pungent aroma from these aptly-named per