OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Persicaria amphibia ssp. laevimarginata   FAMILY Polygonaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum   FAMILY Polygonaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)

Persicaria amphibia

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-006:

Polygonum coccineum   FAMILY Polygonaceae

(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Persicaria muhlenbergii

 

COMMON NAME:
Water Smartweed, Scarlet Smartweed


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image of Persicaria amphibia ssp. laevimarginata, Water Smartweed, Scarlet Smartweed

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_poam8_007_lvd

        

image of Persicaria amphibia ssp. laevimarginata, Water Smartweed, Scarlet Smartweed

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_poam8_008_lvd

        

image of Persicaria amphibia ssp. laevimarginata, Water Smartweed, Scarlet Smartweed

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_115

        

image of Persicaria amphibia ssp. laevimarginata, Water Smartweed, Scarlet Smartweed

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_p_amphibia2_bjs

August    St. Louis County    MN

Its adaptations to differing water conditions make it quite variable, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Persicaria amphibia ssp. laevimarginata   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum   FAMILY Polygonaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Persicaria amphibia

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-006:
Polygonum coccineum   FAMILY Polygonaceae

(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Persicaria muhlenbergii

 

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3188

Aquatic with submersed or floating leaves, or terrestrial; Forb
Perennial

Habitat: marshes, wet disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Rare

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems, petioles and leaves unarmed

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous, forming clonal colonies

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Deep pink/ Red
5-parted calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual, or often functionally unisexual

Inflorescence spikelike, uninterrupted or interrupted proximally

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Light brown
Nutlet

 

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