Asian Lady's Thumb Persicaria posumbu (Buchenau-Hamilton ex D. Don) H. GrossExotic    Synonyms: Oriental Lady's-Thumb, Polygonum posumbu.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Caryophyllales   >   Family Polygonaceae   >   Genus Persicaria   

Description:

Most similar to Oriental Smartweed (Pesicaria longiseta) but differs in several characteristics. The leaves of Persicaria posumbu have a conspicuous purple blotch and the tepals are open at anthesis.

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Asian Lady's Thumb in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/17/2021). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)


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