Flower ID: IMG_1766.JPG-08-13-2017 Flower name (scientific): Persicaria maculosa var. maculosa Samuel Gray PY: 1821(1822) Flower name (common): Lady's-thumb Family name (common): Buckwheat Family name (scientific): Polygonaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches ( 0.3 to 0.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: pink Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 12 to 32 inches ( 30. to 81. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate to narrowly ovate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related varieties: Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: In US: In Canada: References: