Persicaria hydropiperoides

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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
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PERS HYDR DIST.JPG
Natural range of Persicaria hydropiperoides from Weakley. [1]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym:Persicaria opelousana (Small)

Variety: Polygonum hydropiperoides var. breviciliatum (Fernald), Polygonum hydropiperoides var. euronotorum (Fernald), Polygonum hydropiperoides var. oplousana (Riddell ex Small) J.S. Wilson,

Description

P. hydropiperoides is a perennial forb/herb of the Polygonaceae family that is native to North America. [2]

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 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.
  2. USDA Plant Database