Question: Some kind of persicaria pr polygonum? I checked it against everything in those genera on GoBotany and didn't see a …
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Some kind of persicaria pr polygonum? I checked it against everything in those genera on GoBotany and didn't see a match with the stout purple-white cloverlike flowers, the red stems/joints, and the wide-ish leaves (sans brown thumbprints). Growing in sand along Mink Brook at the Mink Brook Nature Preserve in Hanover, NH, 1 Sept. 2018. Thanks for any help.
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Dear mwms1916, you've photographed what appears to be Persicaria nepalensis (Nepalese smartweed), which would be a new find for NH. Please contact me at ahaines[at]newenglandwild.org so that we can discuss vouchering this collection (an important aspect of the discovery process). Great job with the images.
