Pickerelweed

Another major problem in the region is water hyacinth, also known as pickerelweed, which is choking Lake Victoria, Africa's largest. ❋ Unknown (1998)

The tidal marshes are dominated by narrowleaf cattail, wild rice, spatterdock and pickerelweed. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Cattail, wild rice, pickerelweed, and arrowhead are common and help support a large and diverse range of bird and fish species, among other wildlife. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And in the water was pickerelweed not yet in bloom and bright yellow bullhead lilies. ❋ Asakiyume (2007)

They usually fill with marsh plants such as arrowhead, water arum, and pickerelweed. ❋ Janine M. Benyus (1989)

With wild rice, wild celery, pickerelweed and other aquatic plants offering food and bulrushes, cattails and open water providing the habitat, the Winnebago system developed a national reputation as a haven for waterfowl. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Two beneficial plants Cassani said can be installed around lake margins are bulrush - sometimes called buggywhips - and lower growing pickerelweed, which produces beautiful blue flower spikes.

The NRS units planted with calla lily had lower nutrient removal than canna and pickerelweed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dwarf papyrus had similar total biomass as pickerelweed, but less shoot biomass. ❋ Unknown (2009)

NRS units planted with dwarf papyrus had similar nutrient recovery rate as pickerelweed, but much less total N and P were removed as a result of less water consumption. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The results showed that 'Australia' canna had the greatest water consumption, total biomass production, and aboveground nitrogen and phosphorous content, followed by pickerelweed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The dainty, demure lavender blooms of Nuttall's lobelia (Lobelia nuttallii) and purple torches of pickerelweed ❋ Unknown (2008)

By the way there came up a shower, which compelled me to stand half an hour under a pine, piling boughs over my head, and wearing my handkerchief for a shed; and when at length I had made one cast over the pickerelweed, standing up to my middle in water, I found myself suddenly in the shadow of a cloud, and the thunder began to rumble with such emphasis that I could do no more than listen to it. ❋ Unknown (2004)