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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