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groundcover in Japan

comments (2) January 27th, 2011 in gallery

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Beautiful groundcover in Nagoya outside of a restaurant. I took this photo in December. What is it!?

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twin_jet writes: I see that it is also considered invasive in some parts. Posted: 1:12 pm on January 31st
Linneaz writes: The leaf is a good clue to the polygonum family (now known as persicaria). A google search quickly finds polygonum capitatum, AKA pink knotweed. Nancy Ondra at hayefield.com has a nice article on self-sowers that includes a write-up on this plant. Posted: 8:14 pm on January 30th
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