Sunday, August 23, 2015

Water and Wildflowers

Another kayak trip results in another wildflower first. I took my new kayak to a small local lake, presumably to fish a little. While paddling around the shoreline, I saw several nice Wildflowers plus this new one.

#340-Water Smartweed (polygonum amphibium)
               


Water Smartweed (polygonum amphibium)

Water Smartweed (polygonum amphibium)


Others from the trip:
Arrowhead - A Water Plant 
                            




  Cardinal Flower lobelia cardinalis
            









Sunday, August 16, 2015

Late Summer-Already???



I have a new kayak which I plan to use on ponds, lakes and maybe a really slow river, like the Greenbriar.
Today, I used it on a small pond near my house and fished places inassessable before. 

As I paddled around the shore line I found many late summer flowers plus a new wild flower for me, the Giant Bur-Reed,  Sparganium eurycarpum. 

 #339- Giant Bur-Reed
There are male and female flowers shown here 

        



Others seen today were:

 Steeple Bush
                         



Clematis
 
                                  


Iron Weed


Virginia Bugleweed
                             


Boneset