Swamp milkweed

The swamp milkweeds have been flowering (Asclepias incarnata). This is Celery Bog Park, June 24, 2009. Lindberg Road is in the background. Along the fence there is a trail you can use to get here from the east. The trail turns south here towards McCormick's Woods.

Celery Bog is poorly named. It's neither a bog nor is there celery there.

Link to Asclepias incarnata:

Link to Asclepias incarnata:

Link to Asclepias incarnata:

The green stuff floating on the surface of the water is duckweed (Lemna or Wolffia or maybe both)

Link to Lemna:

Link to Wolffia:

This page shows some pictures of the trail near this spot:

Link to trails: