CC, down here a shredder is the same thing as a brush hog. A shredder and an empty 16' flatbed trailer are pretty much requirements here. I think everybody's given one when they buy any rural property. At least it seems that way.
Tbar sorry, I'm no help with the plant pic. It almost looks cloverish. The vertical stalks may be new rush/sage plant or something like waterleaf. Either way, I would think most anything that's an emergent shoreline plant should be fine if the stalks are removed.
