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General Forestry => Tree, Plant and Wood I.D. => Topic started by: Jeff on August 14, 2024, 10:21:06 AM

Title: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: Jeff on August 14, 2024, 10:21:06 AM
Can anyone i.d. this plant? It has taken to growing around the edge of my pond.

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Title: Re: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: Ron Scott on August 14, 2024, 12:57:24 PM
Bidens or Devils Beggarticks?

Does it have a yellow or white flower? A somewhat invasive plant that grows in moist areas and around ponds.
Title: Re: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: Jeff on August 14, 2024, 03:22:13 PM
Its budding now, and looks like they will be yellow. 
Title: Re: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: Ron Scott on August 14, 2024, 06:13:23 PM
The flowers will give your ponds a lot of color.
Title: Re: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: Jeff on August 14, 2024, 06:21:09 PM
We have a bunch of blackeyed susans blooming right now down there and clover and asters
Title: Re: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: Ron Scott on August 14, 2024, 06:33:33 PM
Great diversity of vegetation. Is there any duckweed? The mallards will really like that as well as wood ducks and other waterfowl.
Title: Re: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: Magicman on August 14, 2024, 06:53:15 PM
What happened with the Hastas?
Title: Re: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: thecfarm on August 14, 2024, 07:46:24 PM
Speaking of hostas, the deer just found mine.
Saves me the bother of cleaning them up.  :wacky:
Title: Re: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: Jeff on August 14, 2024, 08:21:19 PM
The Hastas are hanging in there and flowered. We have water smart weed, but no duckweed. We planted some day lillys and they have been blooming. 
Title: Re: Unknown pond edge plant
Post by: twar on August 15, 2024, 05:31:49 AM
Quote from: Jeff on August 14, 2024, 10:21:06 AMCan anyone i.d. this plant? It has taken to growing around the edge of my pond.
If I were to guess (and use my plant Id app), the app I would say three-lobed beggartick (Bidens tripartita), aster/sunflower family. Common shore plant in much of North America.