Interesting info

Cluster of tiny pink flowers are fairly inconspicuous.

The jointed stem is characteristic of the Polygonum genus. (Poly = many; gonum = knees.)

You ought to know

Height: 1' - 3'

Frequency: Found frequently in low areas of the woods.

Blooms: August to September

Range: Frequent throughout Indiana, especially in dried-up ponds and sloughs.

Found from Nova Scotia to Minnesota and from Florida to Texas.