Question: Hello again, This plant is located in Massachusetts and lives in our swamp that is on an island in Salem …
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Question
Hello again, This plant is located in Massachusetts and lives in our swamp that is on an island in Salem Sound. Thank you for your help. I don't recall seeing it before. Sue L-B
Answer
Dear SueLB, this is another one that I need a closer image of to help you. There are some species of grasses (such as Zizania and Glyceria) that have floating leaves such as this (Zizania--wild rice--does only for a portion of the year). Another genus, Sparganium (burr-reed) has some species that produce floating leaves as well. I can't tell you which of these three options it is without more details, but, hopefully knowing this will help you next year because you need only identify which of these choices it is. Best wishes.
