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Common Name:
Virginia Jumpseed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria virginiana FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum virginianum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Tovara virginiana 063-03-001 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Floodplains, moist forests
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Erect Knotweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Polygonum erectum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum erectum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum erectum 063-04-002 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, streambanks, disturbed areas, open places
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Prostrate Knotweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Polygonum aviculare ssp. aviculare FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum aviculare FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum aviculare 063-04-003 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Uncommon
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name: Glade Knotweed, Slender Knotweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Duravia species 2 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum tenue FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum tenue 063-04-005 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Glades, barrens, and thin, rocky soils, over various rock types (including granite, diabase, amphibolite, greenstone, metagabbro, and shale), also in dry sands
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Water Smartweed, Scarlet Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria amphibia ssp. laevimarginata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum coccineum 063-04-006 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Marshes, wet disturbed areas
Rare
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Dense-flower Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria densiflora FAMILY: Polygonaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygonum glabrum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum densiflorum 063-04-007 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pennsylvania Smartweed, Pinkweed, Common Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria pensylvanica FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum pensylvanicum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum pensylvanicum 063-04-008 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, bottomlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Dockleaf Smartweed, Willow-weed, Pale Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria lapathifolia FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum lapathifolium FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum lapathifolium 063-04-009 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, bottomland fields, disturbed areas
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Prince's Feather, Prince's-plume, Princess-feather
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria orientalis FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum orientale FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum orientale 063-04-010 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Barnyards, disturbed areas, garden edges
Rare
Non-native: Eurasia
Common Name: Hairy Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria hirsuta FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum hirsutum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum hirsutum 063-04-011 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Pondcypress savannas, depression ponds in pinelands
Common in GA & SC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Marshpepper Smartweed, Waterpepper
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria hydropiper FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum hydropiper FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum hydropiper 063-04-012 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Wet pastures, barnyards, ditches
Common in NC, uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA & SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Longbristle Smartweed, Bristly Lady's-thumb, Creeping Smartweed, Tufted Knotweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria longiseta FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum 063-04-013 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, lawns, ditches
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Asia
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Common Name:
Spotted Lady's-thumb, Heart's-ease
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria maculosa FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum persicaria FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum persicaria 063-04-014 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Common (uncommon GA Piedmont & GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Dotted Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Persicaria punctata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Polygonum punctatum var. punctatum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum punctatum 063-04-015 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomlands, marshes
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mild Waterpepper, Swamp Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria hydropiperoides FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum hydropiperoides FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum hydropiperoides var. hydropiperoides 063-04-016a FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, streams, ditches
Common (uncommon in GA & NC Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp Smartweed, Bog Smartweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria setacea FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum setaceum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum setaceum 063-04-017 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomland forests
Common (rare in GA & NC Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Arrowleaf Tearthumb, Arrowvine, Scratch-grass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria sagittata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum sagittatum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum sagittatum 063-04-018 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Marshes, bogs, beaver impoundments, wet thickets
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Halberd-leaf Tearthumb
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria arifolia FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum arifolium FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum arifolium 063-04-019 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Marshes, wet thickets
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Fringed Climbing Buckwheat, Fringed Black Bindweed, Fringed Bindweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Parogonum ciliinode FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) PLANTS National Database: Polygonum cilinode FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum cilinode 063-04-020 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Around rock outcrops, in openings, glades, and open woodlands at high elevations
Uncommon
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Climbing Buckwheat, Nimblewill, Black Bindweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Fallopia convolvulus FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum convolvulus 063-04-021 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Common (rare in GA)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Common Climbing Buckwheat
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Fallopia scandens FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Polygonum scandens var. scandens FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum scandens var. scandens 063-04-022a FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Moist to wet open habitats
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont, uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name:
Lace Vine, Silver-lace-vine, China Fleece-vine, Russian Vine
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Fallopia baldschuanica FAMILY: Polygonaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Polygonum baldschuanicum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides
Waif(s)
Non-native: Asia
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Common Name:
Japanese Knotweed, Japanese Bamboo, Japanese Buckwheat
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Reynoutria japonica var. japonica FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygonum cuspidatum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum cuspidatum 063-04-023 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, river banks and sandbars, often forming dense thickets
Common in Mountains & in NC, rare in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Giant Knotweed, Sachaline
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Reynoutria sachalinensis FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum sachalinense FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonum sachalinense 063-04-024 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides
Common in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Himalayan Knotweed, Kashmir Plume, cultivated knotweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Koenigia polystachya FAMILY: Polygonaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Polygonum polystachyum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Persistent and spreading from plantings
Waif(s)
Non-native: Himalayan Asia
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Common Name:
Asiatic Tearthumb, Mile-a-minute-weed, Mile-a-minute-vine, Devil's-tail Tearthumb
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Persicaria perfoliata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonum perfoliatum FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, banks, powerline rights-of-way
Rare in NC (introduced and spreading rapidly)
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Southern Jointweed, Showy Jointweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonella americana FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonella americana FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonella americana 063-06-001 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands, glades, and barrens with sandy or rocky soil
Uncommon (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Largeleaf Wireweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonella macrophylla FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonella macrophylla FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Sand pine scrub, coastal dunes
Native: Florida
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Common Name:
Common October-flower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonella polygama FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygonella polygama FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonella polygama 063-06-002 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry sandy habitats
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Carolina October-flower
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonella croomii FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygonella croomii FAMILY: Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonella polygama 063-06-002? FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, primarily in the fall-line Sandhills and middle Coastal Plain
Uncommon
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Common Name:
Wireweed, Tall Jointweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Polygonella gracilis FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonella gracilis FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonella gracilis 063-06-004 FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills
Uncommon in GA, rare in Carolinas
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sandhill Jointweed, Fringed Thysanella
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonella fimbriata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonella fimbriata FAMILY: Polygonaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills
Rare
Native to Georgia (not far from SC)
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