carlos_pelayo's Identifications

Visual description: Bright and beautiful angiosperm, the stem is long and leaves are large of the flower. The seeds of this plant are harvested in the ball-like structures under the flower. The petals are velvety and thin and contain many veins in the vascular tissue.

Habitat: This flower was found surrounding a pond in the ground along the border of the pond. This flower is native to semi-tropical and tropical areas of North America and other countries like West Africa and South America.

Resources:
Bio-net Eafrinet:
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Canna_indica_(Wild_Canna_Lily).htm

NC Extension:
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/canna/