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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygonella gracilis
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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This species grows to 2-2.5 feet tall, quite slender and erect. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonella gracilis
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygonum pinicola
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Polygonella gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-06-004:
Polygonella gracilis FAMILY Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ILLEGITIMATE NAME) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Delopyrum gracile
COMMON NAME:
Wireweed, Tall Jointweed
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Alicia Jackson agj_pgrac_flowers
October Hoke County NC
Fort Bragg
Ocreola encircling rachis. Pedicels spreading in anthesis. Anthers deep red, per Flora of North America.
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Alicia Jackson agj_pgrac_fruits1
October Hoke County NC
Fort Bragg
Pedicels sharply reflexed in fruit, 0.1-0.3mm, as long as subtending ocreola, per Flora of North America.
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Alicia Jackson agj_pgrac_fruits2
October Hoke County NC
Fort Bragg
Outer tepals of pistillate flowers loosely appressed in anthesis, usually spreading in fruit, per Flora of North America.
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Alicia Jackson agj_pgrac_habitat
October Hoke County NC
Fort Bragg
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Alicia Jackson agj_pgrac_ocreae
October Hoke County NC
Fort Bragg
Ocreae not ciliate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Alicia Jackson agj_pgrac_specimen
October Hoke County NC
Fort Bragg
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygonella gracilis
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonella gracilis
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygonum pinicola
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Polygonella gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-06-004:
Polygonella gracilis
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ILLEGITIMATE NAME)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Delopyrum gracile
4648
Forb
Annual
Dioecious
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in Carolinas
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Sepals: White
5 sepals (three inner, two outer)
8 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescence a raceme
FRUIT:
WinterFall
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p005
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p294
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p107
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