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Polygonaceae
Persicaria

not marked as a favorite taxon *Persicaria hydropiper (Linnaeus) Delarbre. Common name: Common Smartweed, Waterpepper, Marshpepper Smartweed. Phenology: May-Dec. Habitat: Wet pastures, barnyards, ditches. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Section: Persicaria.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, FNA5, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, S, S13, Tn, Tx, Va; = Polygonum hydropiper L. — C, F, GW2, RAB, W, Horton (1972); > Polygonum hydropiper L. var. hydropiper — WV; > Polygonum hydropiper L. var. projecta Stanford — WV; > Polygonum hydropiper L. var. projectum Stanford — Tat. Basionym: Polygonum hydropiper L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Persicaria hydropiper - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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