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Common Name:
Virginia Jumpseed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria virginiana FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum virginianum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tovara virginiana 063-03-001 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Floodplains, moist forests
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Japanese Jumpseed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Persicaria filiformis FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, escaping from horticultural use
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Water Smartweed, Scarlet Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria amphibia ssp. laevimarginata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum coccineum 063-04-006 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Marshes, wet disturbed areas
Rare
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Dense-flower Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria densiflora FAMILY: Polygonaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygonum glabrum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum densiflorum 063-04-007 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pennsylvania Smartweed, Pinkweed, Common Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria pensylvanica FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum pensylvanicum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum pensylvanicum 063-04-008 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, bottomlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Dockleaf Smartweed, Willow-weed, Pale Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria lapathifolia FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum lapathifolium FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum lapathifolium 063-04-009 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, bottomland fields, disturbed areas
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Prince's Feather, Prince's-plume, Princess-feather
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria orientalis FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum orientale FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum orientale 063-04-010 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Barnyards, disturbed areas, garden edges
Rare
Non-native: Eurasia
Common Name: Hairy Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria hirsuta FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum hirsutum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum hirsutum 063-04-011 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Pondcypress savannas, depression ponds in pinelands
Common in GA & SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Marshpepper Smartweed, Waterpepper
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria hydropiper FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum hydropiper FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum hydropiper 063-04-012 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Wet pastures, barnyards, ditches
Common in NC, uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA & SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Longbristle Smartweed, Bristly Lady's-thumb, Creeping Smartweed, Tufted Knotweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria longiseta FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum 063-04-013 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, lawns, ditches
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Asia
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Common Name:
Spotted Lady's-thumb, Heart's-ease
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria maculosa FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum persicaria FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum persicaria 063-04-014 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Common (uncommon GA Piedmont & GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Dotted Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Persicaria punctata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Polygonum punctatum var. punctatum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum punctatum 063-04-015 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomlands, marshes
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mild Waterpepper, Swamp Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria hydropiperoides FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum hydropiperoides FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum hydropiperoides var. hydropiperoides 063-04-016a FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, streams, ditches
Common (uncommon in GA & NC Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp Smartweed, Bog Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria setacea FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum setaceum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum setaceum 063-04-017 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomland forests
Common (rare in GA & NC Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Arrowleaf Tearthumb, Arrowvine, Scratch-grass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria sagittata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum sagittatum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum sagittatum 063-04-018 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Marshes, bogs, beaver impoundments, wet thickets
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Halberd-leaf Tearthumb
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria arifolia FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum arifolium FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum arifolium 063-04-019 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Marshes, wet thickets
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Himalayan Knotweed, Kashmir Plume, cultivated knotweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Koenigia polystachya FAMILY: Polygonaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Polygonum polystachyum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Persistent and spreading from plantings
Waif(s)
Non-native: Himalayan Asia
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Common Name:
Asiatic Tearthumb, Mile-a-minute-weed, Mile-a-minute-vine, Devil's-tail Tearthumb
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria perfoliata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum perfoliatum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, banks, powerline rights-of-way
Rare in NC (introduced and spreading rapidly)
Non-native: east Asia
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