Don is correct, it is indeed a Smartweed and as Don pointed out, there are both natives and non native Smartweeds but the vast majority of the natives grow in wetlands so my guess would be that yours is a non native one. The genus is Polygonum of which there are several dozen species, are not always easy to distingush one from the other
We abuse the land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
From: Kathleen Domenig <kmdomenig@mindspring.com>
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Subject: [Native Gardening] another question
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Subject: [Native Gardening] another question
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