Persicaria pensylvanica

Characteristics
Persicaria pensylvanica (L.) M. Gómez
Pennsylvania smartweed
Gravel and sand bars of streams, floodplain thickets, ditches, and wet disturbed sites.
Forb/herb
Annual
Vascular
2
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Native FACW-, OBL (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Persicaria pensylvanica (L.) M. Gómez - Pennsylvania smartweed
Citation
Persicaria pensylvanica (L.) M. Gómez
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 20 July 2017 -
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Photo By: Young, Stephen M.. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 7 October 2015 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 26 Aug 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 26 Aug 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 26 Aug 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 26 Aug 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 26 Aug 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Orange Co., NY: 17 Aug 2010 - 5
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Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Orange Co., NY: 17 Aug 2010 - 5
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