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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Persicaria hydropiperoides
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum hydropiperoides
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-016a:
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. hydropiperoides
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
COMMON NAME:
Mild Waterpepper, Swamp Smartweed
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Gill Newberry gn09_p_persicaria_hydropi
September
Flowers without dotted glands, in erect spikes with gaps between clusters, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm140909_509b
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Calyx roseate below, pink or cream-white at the lobe apices, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States by Robert K. Godfrey, Jean W. Wooten.
JK Marlow jkm140909_514
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
With the habit of P. setaceum, but more slender and of lower stature, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States by Robert K. Godfrey, Jean W. Wooten.
JK Marlow jkm140909_514b
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves usually less than 15mm wide, 3.5 or more times longer than wide, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.