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Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed:  Collectors:    States and Counties:    Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

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Persicaria punctata
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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

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).

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

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References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: Collectors: States and Counties: Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.