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Flowering rush

This aquatic invasive plant is a potential game changer for Alberta lakes and irrigation networks. It is a threat to lakes and irrigation districts. It has been used as a water garden plant and has escaped in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Fact sheet

Below are pictures from Alvin Mitchell of Salish Kootenay College and would be scenes in the US Pacific Northwest. The lake I assume is Flathead Lake.

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