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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Persicaria filiformis   FAMILY Polygonaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Persicaria filiformis

SYNONYMOUS WITH New names in Persicaria virginiana (Shaw, 2008)

Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis

 

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Jumpseed


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Persicaria filiformis   FAMILY Polygonaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Persicaria filiformis

SYNONYMOUS WITH New names in Persicaria virginiana (Shaw, 2008)
Persicaria virginiana var. filiformis

 

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4533

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, escaping from horticultural use, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: east Asia

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems, petioles and leaves unarmed

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Red rarely white
Irregularly 4-lobed calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescence spikelike, interrupted

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Nutlet

 

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