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Pale Smartweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Photo by Aarongunnar
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Field Notes

Notes:

Pale Smartweed is the larval food plant for Gray Hairstreak Butterflies (Strymon melinus), and the seed are an important food source for waterfowl.

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Persicaria lapathifolia - Wikipedia

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