Acorus americanus
 
Sweet Flag

Single Shoot

3.1 Miles North of Highway #3 on Silica Sands Road, East of Hudson Bay
08-August-2017

The structure distal to the spadix is interpreted as the distal portion of the fertile leaf.  The structure proximal to the spadix is a fusion of the peduncle and the proximal portion of the fertile leaf.  The latter structure has 2 separate vascular systems indicating its composite nature.