Yesterday when I was at Whites Ferry on the Potomac River I photographed a large aggregate of lanceleaf fogfruit.  From a distance I thought that it might have been a clover or plantain, but it was growing on the shoreline, both
in and out of the water and had pink flowers. 
 

The plant is an obligate (OBL) wetland species, found exclusively in persistent, saturated soil. 
It is classified as endangered in New Jersey and rare in Pennsylvania.
 

It is mapped as occurring in all of the United States, except for the Northwest, in moist, open areas and has a
unique relationship with Syrphidea flies that pollinate the flowers and feed on the nectar.  Only the first of the
three photos is in good focus, but the other photos help show the overall plant, leaves and stems. 

 

   

Submitted by Mark Burchick