Weeds > Polygonum > Polygonum persicaria > Polygonum persicaria
Polygonum persicaria
Lady's Thumb
| Family |
| Polygonaceae |
| Genus |
| Polygonum |
| Species |
| persicaria |
| Category |
| Weeds |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves alternate along stems, slender and pointed, somewhat lance-shaped. Hairy on the top side with black, brown or purplish colour marks on leaves with a thumb-like appearance. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are clustered in terminal spikes at the ends of stems. Individual flowers are small and usually pink in colour but can occasionally be white. |
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