Halberdleaf Tearthumb

Halberdleaf Tearthumb
Polygonum arifolium

Doing research on these plants can be kind of fun. For instance, I learned all about halberds, which are a sort of medieval weapon that the Swiss Guard still carries today, although the soldiers don't look particularly dangerous in their colorful outfits. From there, it was easy to learn about more medieval weapons including the voulge, the glaive, the naginata, the guandao, the sovnya, palma, bardiche, bill, bisento dagger-axe, fauchard, guisarme, guan dao, lochaber axe, partisan, pollaxe, ranseur, spontoon, war scythe, and woldo, just to name a few. It's interesting to think about how long and how thoroughly mankind has been devising ways to kill each other.