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Quinebaug River photos from today

Posted by Skye on 8/17/2025, 6:14 pm

Here are some of my photos: https://www.flickr.com/gp/12507638@N05/50r597F061
The white and green flower looks like broadleaf arrowhead, and we saw northern water snake at the launch.

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Posted by Steve on 8/17/2025, 8:10 pm, in reply to "Quinebaug River photos from today "

Here are a few more pix.

Link: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCqYVr

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Posted by Joanna Norris on 8/17/2025, 8:31 pm, in reply to "Quinebaug River photos from today "

The similar plant with purple flowers is pickerelweed. Great photos! Thanks for a wonderful day

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Posted by Skye on 8/17/2025, 8:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Quinebaug River photos from today "

Likewise - I love a solved mystery! Now I am only haunted by the other purple flowers near the end. My photo wasn’t close enough to identify it.

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Posted by Joanna Norris on 8/18/2025, 8:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Quinebaug River photos from today "

Found it in my field guide. It is blue Vervain (Verbena hastata). Described as candelabra with spikes of tiny blues violet flowers. Found on watersides. This is fun!

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Posted by Joanna Norris on 8/17/2025, 8:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Quinebaug River photos from today "

The tree was a plane tree, a member of the sycamore family. The white flowers appear to be Joe pye weed. Alas, we didn't get a photo of the tall purple flowers.

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Posted by Andrée Rathemacher on 8/18/2025, 1:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Quinebaug River photos from today "

Plane Tree. Thanks! And in the sycamore family. Makes sense. Fun paddle. I even liked the rain at the end.

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Posted by Andrée Rathemacher on 8/18/2025, 1:37 pm, in reply to "Quinebaug River photos from today "

Whoa! That snake was huge! I had no idea.

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