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Monday - October 05, 2009
From: GREENVILLE, SC
Region: Southwest
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: Plant identfication
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
While visiting a lake near Dallas, Texas this past summer, I found a flower floating in the lake. It was small, only about an inch or so across, had three petals, was a deep magenta shade, and had three thick stamen. I have been having difficulty identifying it. Do you know what it is? (I do have pictures of it, but I didn't use the Green Guru because I don't know what the rest of the plant looks like.)ANSWER:
Please send us photos (high resolution and in good focus) and we will do our best to identify your plant. Visit Mr. Smarty Plants' Plant Identification page to read instructions for submitting photos.More Plant Identification Questions
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