Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Persicaria arifolia
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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Read more about Halberd-leaf Tearthumb at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum arifolium
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-019:
Polygonum arifolium
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tracaulon arifolium
COMMON NAME:
Halberd-leaf Tearthumb
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Gill Newberry gn10_polygonum_arifolium
October
Leaves to 6" long, broadly hastate with flaring triangular lobes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Persicaria arifolia
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum arifolium
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-019:
Polygonum arifolium
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tracaulon arifolium