Question: Good afternoon! This shrub was growing in open water in NH. The water level is thought to fluctuate. Thanks in …
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Question
Good afternoon! This shrub was growing in open water in NH. The water level is thought to fluctuate. Thanks in advance!
Answer
Dear KDC, good morning. Your plant is Myrica gale (sweet gale), a native shrub with aromatic leaves related to (but in a different genus from) bayberry. The pollen cones (present in one of your images) are preformed (i.e., formed the summer before) like some members of the birch family.
