Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) an aggressive evading species. I haven't seen this around the Gowganda area until today, in the ditch near Hedlund Marsh.Only a few plants but it is enough to get them started. Check the link to learn more.
It has a beautiful inflorescence and when I translated the word strife, I understand that the flowers name could be "solving conflicts" and that is a wonderful name for a flower, isn't it.
First time in Gowganda was 1968 with the Dept. of Lands and Forests, doing a soil and vegetation study for the Wildlife Productivity Inventory. While here found the country amazing, the boreal forest the lakes at every turn and the air clean and fresh. It didn't take long back then to get the camera out and start recording some of the sights I'd seen. Since then with a few layoffs in photography its good to get right back at it. Putting your pictures on a blog like this forces you to go out and take more pics, which is the goal of this site.
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It has a beautiful inflorescence and when I translated the word strife, I understand that the flowers name could be "solving conflicts" and that is a wonderful name for a flower, isn't it.
Are these purple loosestrife not a bad problem flower Bill ? I've heard you don't want them around
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