Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
Persicaria persicaria (Linnaeus) Small
Persicaria vulgaris Webb & Moquin-Tandon
Polygonum persicaria Linnaeus
Persicaria maculosa is a streamside Smartweed with what appear to be red or purple fingerprints on the middle of the
otherwise bright green leaf. It has red stems and can be found in moist areas along lower to middle elevation streambeds where it is much branched from the base. The stems are bright red with obvious ocrea. The flowering racemes are droopy and the flowers have pinkish sepals.
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Persicaria maculosa, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, May 23, 2007
Persicaria maculosa, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Al Wheeler, Black Range, Meadow Creek, July 28, 2008
Persicaria maculosa, closeup inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Kelly Kindscher, & Al Wheeler, Black Range, Meadow Creek, July 28, 2008
Persicaria maculosa, flowering racemes, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Kelly Kindscher, Quemado Lake, Aug. 11, 2009
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