Saturday, September 10, 2011

Flower from Another World?

I am not sure if this is a flower or if it is a seed pod. I photographed it near where the Snake River empties into the St Croix River in Minnesota. It is very unique looking and I thought that it would not be difficult to identify but I have looked in my wildflower books and online and still I am not able to identify it. If you know what type of plant this is I would appreciate it if you would share the identification in the comment section.

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11 comments:

  1. Friend of HKSeptember 10, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    Strange flowers indeed.

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  2. Kathy JSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Burr Reed?

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  3. Kim WSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Sparganium species, not sure which.

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  4. Carole BarkettSeptember 10, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    oh my, it is really strange

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  5. SquirrelQueenSeptember 11, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    I would have to go with a Sparganium species also.

    It is quite pretty.

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  6. lotusleafSeptember 11, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    Unusual and pretty.

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  7. KaHollySeptember 11, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    My first guess was a Sparganium species, also. I photographed one a few weeks ago and had the same problem with an i.d. I finally had to call upon my botanist sister, who knew immediately, of course.

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  8. CarverSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Very unusual and interesting flower.

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  9. Tatjana ParkachevaSeptember 11, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Excellent and very nice photo of this unusual plant.

    Regards and best wishes

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  10. JudySeptember 11, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Darn, someone has identified it! I thought we could just add it to the list of aliens pretending to be flowers...

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  11. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentSeptember 18, 2011 at 3:42 AM

    Fascinating flower/pot, so unusual.

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