Sometimes I wonder about the origins of common names for plants.
This is an aquatic plant Thalia dealbata. It grows about three feet tall in a pot in our small pond.
One of it’s nicknames is Powdery Alligator Flag.
I envision an alligator trying to sneak through the marsh without being detected.
The alligator brushing by these stalks as it snakes by and making the flowers wave like a flag.
There are no alligators in our little pond, but a tiny green frog seems to like the Thalia dealbata leaves.
Flow at the Pond
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These are native here on the Texas coast, and there are plenty of alligators where they grow!
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Thank you for this. I am glad to know that my imagination is not all that wild after all. I bet seeing them in mass is a sight.
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A good explanation of the name; I particularly like the little frog
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These frogs are like tiny jewels. they could fit on a dime with room to spare. Thanks Knight.
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🙂
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