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Persicaria bicornis (Rafinesque) Nieuwland. Section: Persicaria. Common name: Pink Smartweed. Phenology: May-Jan. Habitat: Moist disturbed areas, ditches. Distribution: IL, IA, SD, and WY south to LA, TX, and NM.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Ar, FNA5, Il, K4, Mo3, Tx; = n/a — C; = Persicaria longistyla (Small) Small — S, S13; = Polygonum longistylum Small — F; < Persicaria pensylvanica (L.) M.Gómez — Fl4. Basionym: Polygonum bicorne Raf. 1817

Links to other floras: = Persicaria bicornis - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW

Heliophily : 9

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