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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Polygonum punctatum Elliot
Water smartweed

Polygonum punctatum
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Family: Polygonaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Annual

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, North America, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Synonyms: Persicaria punctata.

Other data on Polygonum punctatum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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Polygonum punctatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Polygonum punctatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Polygonum punctatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Polygonum punctatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton