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| Scientific Name | Persicaria pensylvanica (Polygonum pensylvanicum) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | POPE2 |
| Common Name | Pennsylvania Smartweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 518745 |
| Family | Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Moist soils in disturbed places, ditches, riverbanks, fields and shorelines; up to 7000 ft. Plant: Erect annual annual 1 to 5 ft. or more tall; stems are simple or branched, ribbed, smooth or slightly hairy above; brownish, papery, ocrea 0.2 to 0.8 inches long, usually with hairless edges and usually no bristles. Leaves: Alternate, lanceolate 2 to 8 inches long; smooth surfaces or with small appressed hairs on lower surface; short petioles 0.8 inches long or less. Inflorescence: Terminal or arising from axils, uninterrupted, racemes 0.2 to 2 inches long of many small flowers; each flower about 1/4-inch across with 5 white to pink tepals, 6 to 8 stamens with yellow, pink or red anthers and 2 styles; smooth greenish-white to pink calyx 1/8-inch long. Bloom Period: May to November. References: SEINet, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
