Can you identify this flower?

[Backpacker]

I took this photograph Friday morning 16JUL21 on the peninsula at Lake Monroe. Any idea what the plant is? Is it a flower or something else? Thanks

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Buttonbush

 

[Backpacker]

Thank you

 

[Jsomerset]

There wasn’t a big ole goofy elephant hanging around the area going by the name of Horton by chance?

 

[eldirector]

There wasn’t a big ole goofy elephant hanging around the area going by the name of Horton by chance?

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Who?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I took this photograph Friday morning 16JUL21 on the peninsula at Lake Monroe. Any idea what the plant is? Is it a flower or something else? Thanks
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I've seen those on the peninsula before, but never knew what they were.

 

[Old Dog]

Oh my god.. that's the dreaded COVID 19 flower. Stay away, it is infectious.

 

[jsharmon7]

If you’re a nerd like me, there is an app called “PictureThis.” You can take a photo of any plant, mushroom, tree, bug, etc. and it’ll tell you what it is, plus just about anything you could want to know about it. It’ll even give you a poem about it. Free to try, then $29 a year. I go on hikes and take pictures of everything.