Pale Smartweed
Synonyms: Curlytop Knotweed
Scientific Name: Persicaria lapathifolia
Pale Smartweed
| Genus species: | Persicaria lapathifolia | |||||||||||
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| Synonym: | Polygonum lapathifolium | |||||||||||
| Synonym Note: | Several botanical sites have adopted the name Persicaria lapathifolia However, the RPC ref. sites continue to use the synonym. | |||||||||||
| Common Names: | Pale Smartweed, Curlytop Knotweed | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Polygonaceae 
Annual or perennial herbs, or woody vines; leaves alternate, simple, mostly entire, stipules typically united into an ocrea (a tubular, papery sheath); flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular, in short axillary clusters or in various elongate inflorescences; fruit a trigonous or lenticular achene. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White Pink/Red | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | M. Becus | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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