spotted lady's thumb

Persicaria maculosa

Summary 2

Persicaria maculosa (syn. Polygonum persicaria) is an annual plant in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. Common names include lady's thumb,spotted lady's thumb, Jesusplant, and redshank. It is native to Eurasia and present as an introduced and invasive species in North America, where it was first noted in the Great Lakes region in 1843.

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  1. (c) Mark Kluge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Kluge
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persicaria_maculosa

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iNat Map

1. kingdom Plants
2. class Flowering Plants
Color pink, white
Park Arkansas Headwaters