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Pickerelweed        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) are common garden pond plants native to eastern North America.   It has large, heart-shaped leaves and can have a stalk several feet tall (mostly underwater).   These were growing in the backyard of a friend in Riverside, California.

  • Canon 1D Mk. II, Tamron 180 mm macro lens, fill-in flash (2007)