Plant of the Moment

Persicaria maculosa

Crooked stem of Spotted ladysthumb laying in river rock with medium green slender leaves with a mottled dark spot directly in the center of each. Small grape-like groupings of pinkish-white folded flower balls at the ends.

Spotted Ladysthumb

Not Native ⁘ Annual herb


Neat weed. USDA site has a weird photo. Mine don’t look like that, but have narrow leaves. The other sites have pictures more like mine. This can get pretty big, but it’s easy to pull.

Easy reading
en.wikipedia.org
More information
plants.sc.egov.usda.gov
Some more information
oregonflora.org

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