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Stinky 'skunk' plant cleared from river

BBC Science · Oct 12, 8:32 AM CT

BBC Science reported that the plant is said to smell like "rotting meat" and is is native to swamps and other wetlands in the Pacific Northwest.

The same report said that an invasive plant said to smell like "rotting meat" has been cleared from a Buckinghamshire river.

It also noted that More than 2.5km (1.6 miles) of the River Alderbourne has been treated for American skunk cabbage, which is native to swamps and other wetlands in the Pacific Northwest.

The account added that BBC Gardeners' World Magazine has described the plant , external as having a smell that resembles "rotting meat".

The Buffalo Brief wrote this from the public report by BBC Science. Nothing was added past what that report said.