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This is the small-flower false foxglove, Agalinis paupercula, a semi parasitic, annual plant of wetlands and lake shores.
Though it does photosynthesize, it also extracts some nutrients (sugars and proteins) from other plants using specialized roots called haustoria.
I found these on a floating stump in our cove, and then found more in the wetlands area that I traverse often. The display of variegated grass blades behind it made for a colorful backdrop:
