Question: Dear Ace Botanist, Looking for help with this little guy. I've visited the site several times hoping to find the …
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Dear Ace Botanist, Looking for help with this little guy. I've visited the site several times hoping to find the plant fruiting, but it must be a late summer bloomer. It's growing in a shallow stream bed in a wooded area in Lincoln, RI Thanks once again for all the expert guidance. It's so nice to have a place to go to get our native plant queries answered! Thanks for your time.
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Dear sldz22, you have photographed Persicaria arifolia (halbered-leaved tearthumb), a native smartweed that belongs to the knotweed family. This plant will have a small, densely clustered array of flowers at the apex of the stem. Best wishes.
