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Polygonum setaceum
Polygonum setaceum Baldw.
Bog Smartweed
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)
Synonym(s): Persicaria setacea, Persicaria setacea var. interjecta, Persicaria setacea var. tonsa, Polygonum hydropiperoides var. setaceum, Polygonum setaceum var. interjectum, Polygonum setaceum var. tonsum
USDA Symbol: POSE6
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Occasionally tinged pink.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , WANational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web 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
Additional resources
USDA: Find Polygonum setaceum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Polygonum setaceum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polygonum setaceum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-10-31Research By: