Redleg Lady's Thumb Research Paper

Redleg Lady’s Thumb is a low lying flowering plant that is best identified by its spike-like flowers. The spike is made up of clusters of small, pink, grain-like flowers, which are only 4 millimeters in length. The entire spikes of flowers range from 20-80 centimeters in length (Perlman). This plant flowers from June to October. After flowering, the plants produce seeds, which are small, glossy, and three sided. The seeds ripen from August to October (“Polygonum Persicaria-L”). The leaves of this plant are lanceolate. They are usually easily identifiable by a dark green smudge spanning across the middle of the leaf. These leaves are arranged in an alternate fashion (Perlman).
Redleg Lady’s Thumb is not native to the United States. It was