Anyone know what this wetland plant is?
Black Duck
Anyone know what this wetland plant is?
Rush Chairman
It looks like Pickerel Weed.
Dedicated Tamiecide Practitioner
I'm pretty sure that's pickeral weed.
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Dedicated Tamiecide Practitioner
damn JAB beat me to it.
The Elites don't fear the tall nails, government possesses both the will and the means to crush those folks. What the Elites do fear (or should fear) are the quiet men and women, with low profiles, hard hearts, long memories, and detailed target folders for action as they choose.
"I here repeat, & would willingly proclaim, my unmitigated hatred to Yankee rule—to all political, social and business connections with Yankees, & to the perfidious, malignant, & vile Yankee race."
whatever...
Pontederta cordata.. Pickerel Weed it is..
Well done JAB and Merg!!!
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Rush Chairman
Uses:
Pickerelweed provides habitat and food for many kinds of animals. The following examples are cited:
1. Growth of dense mats of vegetation provides excellent cover for pickerel fish which feed on the insects that are attracted to the flowers of the plant. (Perhaps this is the reason for the common name for this plant.)
2. Seeds are eaten by several different kinds of animals including ducks and other waterfowl and deer.
3. Leaves rhizomes and roots are eaten by geese and muskrats.
4. Flowers provide nectar for several different kinds of insects including bees, wasps and butterflies. One species of bees (Dufourea novae-angliae) has been reported to visit only this species of plant to gather nectar and pollen.
5. Manatees are reported to choose pickerelweed over other plants as food.
6. Pickerelweed provides cover and habitat for a variety of animals including fish, aquatic invertebrates, birds and small mammals.
The following uses of this plant are made by humans:
1. Ornamental in water gardens, largely due to the showy flower spikes.
2. The young leaves are edible as salad green or boiled briefly and seasoned with butter.
3. Seeds may be eaten raw or dried and eaten as a cereal or roasted and ground into flour to be used in cooking.
Additional note:
Pickerelweed is in the same family as the water hyacinth ( Eichornia crassipes) which is native to Brazil but was introduced to this country as an ornamental for water gardens. The water hyacinth has become a serious pest in ponds, rivers and canals due to clogging waterways and making use of them for boating, fishing and other water sports.
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