Found this box turtle carapace off the boardwalk near Lonesome Lock south of Boston. Two weeks later I found a live box turtle an eighth of a mile north (photo posted earlier)
hatchling box turtle found in my garden. took a few pictures and returned it to where I found, never saw again
Originally observed by Owen Lockhart and aquatic research team at Cleveland Metroparks in early June, 2017. Small clumps of E. densa free floating near boat ramp, adjacent to parking lot.
Whorls of four, finely serrated leaf margins, robust and dense leaf arrangement.
This is the first confirmed record of this commercially-available plant in Cleveland Metroparks.