September 02, 2008
A Maine Travesty
I've been going up to Maine to my Uncle's cabin on Lake Arrowhead for over 25 years; He's had the place since 1965. I was told that the lake was named for the wildflower/plant which was all over the shoreline. I'm here to report that it's all been cover-up. Below is a picture I took last week:
You can compare that to plant A here or here and plant B here or here .
I think you'll agree that the plant on the lake is the pickerelweed not the arrowead .
The clincher: My photo doesn't show the flower, but during summer, the plant has a bright purple/blue cluster of flowers. And there are lots of pickerel in the lake.
Posted by netrc at September 2, 2008 06:09 PM