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Field Notes

Description:

Maybe a type of touch me not plant? Never seen anything like it in the area, doesn't mean they are not common-place.

Tall, reed-like stems. surrounding water amongst bamboo and cat-tails.

Habitat:

Wetland

Notes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica possibly something in this family? ..

Species ID Suggestions

Buttonbush (perhaps, hard to say without seeing the leaves)

Cephalanthus occidentalis

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David Reagan
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Comments (4)
AshleyT
It's a common buttonbush, as listed in the ID suggestion
Sophia Toti
This may be a "Hearts Delight"! They can come in white petals or pink petals!

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Flowers of North America

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PublishedJune 5, 2011

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