spotted lady’s thumb

Persicaria maculosa

Member of knotweeds, smartweeds, and waterpeppers (genus Persicaria)
knotweed family (family Polygonaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
red purple, pink in flowering plants

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• dense spike hides individual calyxes
• flower pink to red purple
• no peduncle glands

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora