Water Willow (Decodon verticillatus) is a shrub in the Loosestrife family -- not a "willow" at all.

It grows in swampy places (like here!), has pairs of willow-like leaves, and bears crumpled five-petaled pink flowers in the leaf axils.

This plant is also called Swamp Loosestrife and Water Oleander.

 
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