Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Common October-flower has suffruticose (semi-woody) stems that form masses of low "shrubs" 1-2 feet tall with straggly branches. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonella polygama   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Polygonum polygamum var. polygamum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-06-002:

Polygonella polygama   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Polygonella polygama

COMMON NAME:
October-flower

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Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_p_polygamum_croomii1

October    Bladen County    NC

Come cooler fall days it bursts into bloom, each plant a mass of flowers, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_p_polygamum_croomii2

October    Bladen County    NC

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_p_polygamum_croomii2b

October    Bladen County    NC

The 5 sepals are each about 1mm long and broad, 3 erect and 2 bent back, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Polygonella polygama   FAMILY Polygonaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonella polygama   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Polygonum polygamum var. polygamum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-06-002:
Polygonella polygama   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygonella polygama