pink flowering wetlands plant

glenrose8

9 years ago

I am trying to identify this plant which is growing along a marshy area of the shoreline.

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donna_in_sask
9 years ago
Water smartweed?
missingtheobvious
9 years ago
Persicaria amphibia (aka Polygonum amphibium). Water smartweed, aka many other common names.

http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=PERAMP

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/polygonum_amphibium.shtml

http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Pink%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/persicaria%20amphibia.htm
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