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Pink knotweed

Persicaria capitata

Description:

Pink to red leaves, pink flowers. The flowers are solid, seem more like little berries.

Habitat:

These plants grow up from lava rocks close to the road to Manua Kea summit. (elevation approx 2000 mt.)

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Pink knotweed
Persicaria capitata Persicaria capitata


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2 Comments

petrainvi
petrainvi 10 years ago

Thank you mauna kunzah. I added the spotting to you mission.

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 10 years ago

Hey, Petrainvi, we both spotted this in the same approximate location. See? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/170... This is non-native in Hawaii. Please add it to my mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1763...

petrainvi
Spotted by
petrainvi

Hilo, Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Aug 19, 2013
Submitted on Aug 31, 2013

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