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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''P. punctata'' occurs along wet margins of wax myrtle thickets (FSU Herbarium). | + | In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''P. punctata'' occurs along wet margins of wax myrtle thickets (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include wax myrtle (FSU Herbarium). |
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 14 December 2015
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Tracheophyta- Vascular plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Caryophyllanae |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Persicaria |
| Species: | P. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small | |
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| Natural range of Persicaria punctata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Dotted Smartweed
Synonym: Polygonum punctatum Elliott
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Persicaria punctata is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, P. punctata occurs along wet margins of wax myrtle thickets (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include wax myrtle (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers in September (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: St. Johns, Volusia. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
