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Common Names: swamp smartweed<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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Common Names: Swamp smartweed,<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> Waterpepper<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Persicaria hydropiperoides'' from Weakley. <ref>Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  1320 pp. </ref>
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Persicaria hydropiperoides'' from Weakley.<ref>Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  1320 pp. </ref>
 
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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
Synonym:''Persicaria opelousana'' (Small)
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Synonyms: ''Polygonum hydropiperoides'' Michaux; ''Polygonum hydropiperoides'' var. ''hydropiperoides''; ''Polygonum hydropiperoides'' var. ''breviciliatum''; ''Polygonum hydropiperoides'' var. ''euronotorum'' Fernald; ''Polygonum hydropiperoides'' var. ''opelousanum'' (Riddell ex Small) Riddell ex W. Stone; ''Polygonum opelousanum'' Riddell; ''Persicaria opelousana'' (Riddell ex Small) Small.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
Variety: ''Polygonum hydropiperoides'' var. ''breviciliatum'' (Fernald), ''Polygonum hydropiperoides'' var. ''euronotorum'' (Fernald), ''Polygonum hydropiperoides'' var. ''oplousana'' (Riddell ex Small) J.S. Wilson,
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
==Description==  
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''P. hydropiperoides'' is a perennial forb/herb of the Polygonaceae family that is native to North America. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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''P. hydropiperoides'' is a perennial forb/herb of the Polygonaceae family that is native to North America.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> It is a rhizomatous perennial that often forms mats. The stems are terrete, with a glabrous or strigose texture, and ends that become erect and floriferous. The leaves are 5-10 cm long and 0.5-2 cm wide with a strigose texture. The base is cuneate, the petioles are 1-5 mm long, and the ocrea are 1 cm long. The nutlets are browns, lustrous, and trigonous.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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''P. hydropiperoides'' has a high tolerance for anaerobic conditions and fire, but has a low tolerance for drought. It also requires full sunlight, extremely intolerant to shade. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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''P. hydropiperoides'' has a high tolerance for anaerobic conditions and fire, but has a low tolerance for drought. It also requires full sunlight, extremely intolerant to shade.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
  
Habitats for ''Persicaria hydropiperoides'' include edges of cypress pond, slash pine flatwoods, and wet swale near bayou. <ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Richard Carter, Sidney McDaniel, Randy Haynes, Michael B. Brooks) States and counties: Georgia (Brantley) Mississippi (Pearl River, Jackson)</ref>
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Habitats for ''Persicaria hydropiperoides'' include edges of cypress pond, slash pine flatwoods, and wet swale near bayou.<ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Richard Carter, Sidney McDaniel, Randy Haynes, Michael B. Brooks) States and counties: Georgia (Brantley) Mississippi (Pearl River, Jackson)</ref>
 
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This plant flowers from May through November.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Seeding begins in spring and lasts until the end of summer. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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Seeding begins in spring and lasts until the end of summer.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
 
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==Conservation and Management==
 
==Conservation and Management==
''P. hydropiperoides'' is on the threatened list in Indiana and New York. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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''P. hydropiperoides'' is on the threatened list in Indiana and New York.<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
  
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==

Revision as of 12:40, 16 November 2020

Common Names: Swamp smartweed,[1] Waterpepper[2]

Persicaria hydropiperoides
Persicaria hydropiperoides SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Polygonales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species: P. hydropiperoides
Binomial name
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Michx.
PERS HYDR DIST.JPG
Natural range of Persicaria hydropiperoides from Weakley.[3]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Polygonum hydropiperoides Michaux; Polygonum hydropiperoides var. hydropiperoides; Polygonum hydropiperoides var. breviciliatum; Polygonum hydropiperoides var. euronotorum Fernald; Polygonum hydropiperoides var. opelousanum (Riddell ex Small) Riddell ex W. Stone; Polygonum opelousanum Riddell; Persicaria opelousana (Riddell ex Small) Small.[2]

Varieties: none.[2]

Description

P. hydropiperoides is a perennial forb/herb of the Polygonaceae family that is native to North America.[1] It is a rhizomatous perennial that often forms mats. The stems are terrete, with a glabrous or strigose texture, and ends that become erect and floriferous. The leaves are 5-10 cm long and 0.5-2 cm wide with a strigose texture. The base is cuneate, the petioles are 1-5 mm long, and the ocrea are 1 cm long. The nutlets are browns, lustrous, and trigonous.[2]

Distribution

Persicaria hydropiperoides is native throughout the continental United States excepting Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, and has been introduced to Alaska. It is also found in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

P. hydropiperoides has a high tolerance for anaerobic conditions and fire, but has a low tolerance for drought. It also requires full sunlight, extremely intolerant to shade.[1]

Habitats for Persicaria hydropiperoides include edges of cypress pond, slash pine flatwoods, and wet swale near bayou.[4] This plant flowers from May through November.[2]

Seed bank and germination

Seeding begins in spring and lasts until the end of summer.[1]

Conservation and Management

P. hydropiperoides is on the threatened list in Indiana and New York.[1]

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 USDA Plant Database
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  3. Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1320 pp.
  4. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Richard Carter, Sidney McDaniel, Randy Haynes, Michael B. Brooks) States and counties: Georgia (Brantley) Mississippi (Pearl River, Jackson)