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Smartweed

Persicaria sp.

Description:

Tightly clustered flowers. Buds are pink, but when they open they are fairly white. Ants seem to like them, as you can see here. They grow abundantly in the yard

Habitat:

Weedy, suburban yard next to a vegetable garden

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Machi
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Machi

Portland, Maine, USA

Spotted on Aug 25, 2015
Submitted on Sep 28, 2015

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