Pickerelweed - Pontederia cordata

Habitat: Small woodland pond

comments (6)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

This looks like a good dragonfly place. Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Yes! It's an amazing dragonfly spot! I find so many nymphs and exuvia here. I see adults too, but mostly ignore those bc I rarely have the patience to stand still long enough to get shots of them. Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Water is always great for insect photography. For dragonflies, I tend to watch their landing spots and then go there when they left it, hoping they return. Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      That's my technique as well. But, it still requires standing still for a solid 30+ seconds, which is torture for me. Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Really? Are you so jumpy? Posted 3 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        No. I was joking, hehe. I can handle 30 seconds. More than that is iffy. Posted 3 years ago

The Pickerelweed

"Pontederia cordata" is a monocotyledonous aquatic plant native to the American continent. It grows in a variety of wetlands, including pond and lake margins across an extremely large range from eastern Canada south to Argentina. A few examples include northern rivers, the Everglades and Louisiana.

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Similar species: Commelinales

Species identified by Christine Young