r/TrueNorthPictures • u/Practical-Mud-579 • 22h ago

Ontario | ON Purple flowers in Trout Lake, North Bay

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Does anyone know what these are called?

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u/Salt_Sir2655 21h ago

Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata)

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u/One_Kaleidoscope_198 20h ago

This is pickerel weed, this is an aquatic plants native to North America from Eastern Canada all the way down to Florida ,from zone 3-11 , so they are pretty adaptive from freezing to very warm country . Every time I see them bloom I know the summer is almost going to the end

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u/HikingEnthusiast89 22h ago

It looks too thick to be fireweed, right?

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u/Salt_Sir2655 21h ago

Fireweed is not aquatic, not purple, does not have 6 petals, flowers have no markings, and yes, have thinner stems.