{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"224 - Stinky Stonewort","description":"\u201cCan\u2019t you smell that?\u201d asked Cade from the bow of the canoe. A warm breeze tickled the back of my neck and blew any odors away from me. He\u2019d brought up a small piece of an aquatic plant with a similar structure to the bladderwort leaves I\u2019ve examined recently. The central, green stem bore whorls of thin leaves. As Cade placed the curiosity on the blade of my canoe paddle, the breeze swirled, and I caught more than a whiff of sulfur. \u201cIt\u2019s chara!\u201d he declared. Also known as muskgrass or skunkweed due to its strong odor, chara is a type of algae that grows in clean, hard water with a high pH and lots of minerals. ","author_name":"Natural Connections","author_url":"http:\/\/cablenaturalhistorymuseum.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23533088\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/23533088"}