Persicaria careyi (Olney) Greene. Section: Persicaria. Common name: Carey's Knotweed. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Moist soils, disturbed areas. Distribution: NB west to ON and MN, south to VA, KY, IL, seemingly widely scattered. Reported for sc. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007), DE, NJ, and MD (Kartesz 1999).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA5, Il, K4, NE, NY, Pa; = Polygonum careyi Olney — C, F, G, Tat, WH3, (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Persicaria careyi - FNA5
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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