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Virginia Smartweed (Polygonum virginianum)

Image ID: 2013/ar116

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Native
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Height: 1.5 to 2 ft.
Blooms: July to October
Leaf Type: smooth
Bloom Size:  0.12 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Elongate clusters, Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Allegheny River Trail
Date:  8/21/2013
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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