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Polygonaceae
Polygonella

not marked as a favorite taxon Polygonella gracilis (Nuttall) Meisner. Common name: Wireweed. Phenology: Late Aug-Oct; Oct-Jan. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills. Distribution: Sc. North Carolina south to s. Florida, west to s. Mississippi, perhaps adventive toward the northern part of the range.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA5, K1, NS, RAB, S13, WH3, Horton (1961); = Delopyrum gracile (Meisn.) Small — S, nom. illeg.; = Polygonum pinicola T.M.Schust. & Reveal — K4, Schuster, Reveal, & Kron (2011); = Polygonum tenerum Sprengel — POWO. Basionym: Polygonella gracilis (Nutt.) Meisn. 1856 "Urbasionym:" Polygonum gracile Nuttall 1818

Links to other floras: = Polygonella gracilis - FNA5

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Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Polygonella gracilis© Floyd A. Griffith | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Polygonella gracilis© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Polygonella gracilis© Floyd A. Griffith | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Polygonella gracilis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Polygonella gracilis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Polygonella gracilis© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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