Polygonaceae
Halberdleaf tearthumb
Persicaria arifolia
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Persicaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Halberdleaf tearthumb
Synonyms
- Polygonum arifolium L.
- Polygonum arifolium var. lentiforme Fernald & Griscom
- Tracaulon arifolium (L.) Raf.
- Truellum arifolium (L.) Soják
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 97 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kathy Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken Clark, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: InAweofGod'sCreation, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kailey Alderfer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.