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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Persicaria setacea
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum setaceum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
INCLUDING
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonum setaceum +
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-017:
Polygonum setaceum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Smartweed, Bog Smartweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pese15_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_pose6_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140724_076b
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Racemes densely flowered. Calyx greenish to pinkish or whitish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140724_079
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm130824_579
August Spartanburg County SC
Ocreae strigose & hirsute, at least some hairs loosely ascending to spreading, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
ocreae of Jumpseed and Smartweed species
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JK Marlow jkm130824_583
August Spartanburg County SC
Leaves lacking a triangular reddish blotch. Blades cuneate to truncate at base, per Weakley's Flora.