Question: Great Meadows NWR, edge of pond. Persicaria pensylvanica?
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Great Meadows NWR, edge of pond. Persicaria pensylvanica?
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Dear jfc, I think you are in the right ball park. Both Persicaria pensylvanica and P. lapathifolia have no bristles at the apical rim of the stipules. However, the long slender inflorescences that droop over at the apex are characteristic of P. lapathifolia. I can't see the tepals well enough, but I believe I can only see four per flower (also a characteristic of P. lapathifolia). Best wishes.
