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Golden-club - Orontium aquaticum Plantentuin, Meise.  Belgium,Geotagged,Golden-club,Orontium aquaticum,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

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  1. Nice, this photos does the name much justice :) Posted 3 years ago
    1. Yes, they are very unique in shape! Posted 3 years ago
  2. They look like the plant version of swamp beacons:
    Swamp Beacon - Mitrula elegans I saw dozens of these growing in shallow water!<br />
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Habitat: Wetland<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79441/swamp_beacon_-_mitrula_elegans.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79443/swamp_beacon_-_mitrula_elegans.html Geotagged,Mitrula elegans,Spring,Swamp Beacon,United States,fungus,mitrula
    Posted 3 years ago
    1. Oh, wow1 I did not know about these! so pretty as well! :-) Posted 3 years ago

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''Orontium aquaticum'', sometimes called golden-club, is a species of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is endemic to the eastern United States and is found growing in ponds, streams, and shallow lakes.

Similar species: Water-plantains, Seagrass
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Mar 19, 2022. Captured May 17, 2012 14:15 in Meise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise, Belgium.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO140
  • 75mm