Texas
Wildbuds

Persicaria punctata

(Dotted Smartweed)

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Persicaria punctata, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0516

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Persicaria punctata, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0528

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Persicaria punctata, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0502

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Persicaria punctata, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0566

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Persicaria punctata, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0569

Scientific Name Persicaria punctata (Polygonum punctatum) USDA PLANTS Symbol POPU5
Common Name Dotted Smartweed, Water Smartweed ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 518749
Family Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) SEINet
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Description Habitat: Full or partially sunny areas, moist to wet conditions.
Plant: Erect to somewhat sprawling annual or short-lived perennial; 1 to 2-1/2 feet tall; stems branching occasionally, hairless and somewhat broader at leaf axils.
Leaves: Narrow lanceolate-ovate, up to 6 inches long and 3/4-inch wide; short petioles, sometimes sessile; ocrea (sheath at leaf base wrapping around stem) membraneous and hairless, except for a few long bristles at upper edge.
Inflorescence: Terminal racemes of many small flowers, each about 1/8-inch across, white greenish-white sepals (or tepals), outside dotted with small light or dark glands; 6 to 8 stamens and 2 to 3 syles.
Bloom Period: June to November.
References: Illinois Wildflowers and SEINet.
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Texas Status:
Native

Banner photo of Lupinus ssp. by Rick Capozza, Austin TX

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