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Polygonaceae
Persicaria

not marked as a favorite taxon *Persicaria minor (Hudson) Opiz. Common name: Small Water-pepper. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed moist areas, marshes. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. Reported for Camden County, New Jersey by Schmidt (2023).

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Section: Persicaria.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA5, Il, K4, NE, NSProv, NY, POWO, S13; = n/a — C, NS, Pa; = Polygonum minus Hudson — F. Basionym: Polygonum minus Hudson 1762

Links to other floras: = Persicaria minor - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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