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Polygonella polygama
Polygonella polygama (Vent.) Engelm. & A. Gray
October Flower, Jointweed
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)
Synonym(s): Polygonella brachystachya, Polygonella croomii, Polygonella polygama var. brachystachya, Polygonella polygama var. croomii, Polygonum polygamum
USDA Symbol: POPO2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TX , VAWeb Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 125 - Restoration of Dry Prairie by Direct Seeding: Methods and Examples (2006) N. J. BissettReslit 592 - Non-deep Physiological Dormancy in Seeds of Two Polygonella Species with Horticultural Potential (2010) A. E. Heather, H. E. Perez and S. B. Wilson
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Polygonella polygama in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Polygonella polygama in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polygonella polygama
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-01Research By: CBR