Putnam Park Wildflowers


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
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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)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     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
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