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Sometimes the best place to see a sprouting wildflower is in the middle of the Mississippi River. At least that’s where Kelly Povo and Phyllis Root traveled as they went fishing for lotus.

As we’ve heard before, wildflower chasers Povo and Root are willing to stop at ditches, hike through hills and plateaus, or even stand in the middle of a river. Which is where today’s postcard comes from; a floodplain forest just east of Red Wing, Minn., in Frontenac State Park, on the edge of the Mississippi.

There they saw thousands of tall green stems sticking out of the water and waded through to get a better look at the American lotus.

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Today’s postcard comes from Kelly Povo and Phyllis Root who hiked Frontenac State Park to get a look at the American lotus.

Audio Postcard: Fishing for flowers in the Mississippi

Courtesy of Kelly Povo

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Audio Postcard: Fishing for flowers on the Mississippi

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