Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Persicaria setacea
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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Read more about Bog Smartweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum setaceum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonum setaceum +
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-017:
Polygonum setaceum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Smartweed, Bog Smartweed
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JK Marlow jkm140724_076b
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Racemes densely flowered. Calyx greenish to pinkish or whitish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm130824_583
August Spartanburg County SC
Leaves lacking a triangular reddish blotch. Blades cuneate to truncate at base, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm210813_2789
August Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Nutlets black, lustrous, trigonous [three-angled], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm210813_2792
August Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Ocreae densely strigose, 1-1.5cm long, cilia 6-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
ocreae of Jumpseed and Smartweed species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Persicaria setacea
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum setaceum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonum setaceum +
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-017:
Polygonum setaceum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae