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pinkhead smartweed
Persicaria capitata
Persicaria capitata
pinkhead smartweed Smartweed-Buckwheat Family
Persicaria capitata Polygonaceae
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common names
  pinkhead smartweed
  pink-headed persicaria
  Japanese knotweed
  pink bubble persicaria
accepted scientific name
  •Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) H. Gross
rules for finding collection records
  Persicaria capitata (841)
  Polygonum capitatum (33)
family name
  • Polygonaceae
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals, Five petals, Round clusters of flowers
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is about 0.1 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Simple
Plant Observed All Year

Plant Showiness (27%)
base map where plant found
mag select

Disturbed
Riparian
Forest
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Meadow
Grassland
Native Plant Status
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native Not Native
native Not Present