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Virginia Jumpseed,
Persicaria virginiana
The base of the leaf stalk forms a short sheath (ocrea) around the stem, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Virginia Jumpseed,
Persicaria virginiana
Ocrea 10-20mm, margins truncate, surface strigose to tomentose, per Flora of North America.
Pennsylvania Smartweed,
Persicaria pensylvanica
Ocreae not ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Dockleaf Smartweed,
Persicaria lapathifolia
Ocreae 1-3cm long, not ciliate, glabrous or minutely strigillose on the nerves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Dockleaf Smartweed,
Persicaria lapathifolia
Ocrea brownish, cylindric, chartaceous, base inflated, margins truncate, per Flora of North America.
Longbristle Smartweed,
Persicaria longiseta
The cilia on the ocreae are unmistakable: 1/4" to 3/8" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
Spotted Lady's-thumb,
Persicaria maculosa
Bristles of ocreae 0.2-1.3 (-2) mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
Spotted Lady's-thumb,
Persicaria maculosa
Similar to P. longiseta, but bristles on the leaf node collars only 2mm long, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
Dotted Smartweed,
Persicaria punctata
Ocrea brown, cylindric, chartaceous, base inflated, margins truncate, per Flora of North America.
Swamp Smartweed,
Persicaria setacea
Ocreae densely strigose, 1-1.5cm long, cilia 6-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).