swamp smartweed
Family
PolygonaceaeScientific Name
Polygonum hydropiperoidesOther Common Names:
opelousa smartweed
northeastern smartweed
Synonyms (former Scientific Names):
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. digitatum
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. euronotorum
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. opelousanum
Persicaria hydropiperoides var. euronotora
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. breviciliatum
Persicaria opelousana
Persicaria paludicola
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. strigosum
Polygonum persicarioides
Polygonum opelousanum var. adenocalyx
Persicaria hydropiperoides var. opelousana
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. asperifolium
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. psilostachyum
Polygonum opelousanum
Persicaria persicarioides
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. adenocalyx
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. bushianum
Persicaria hydropiperoides var. breviciliata
Growth Habit
upright and nonwoody
Thorns or Spines
not present
Approximate Flower Diameter
pencil
Dominant Flower Color
pink
Flower Symmetry
radial symmetery
Leaf Hairs
Varies:
has hairs,
no hairs
Leaf Shape
lance
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
Varies:
entire,
lobed
Leaf Structure
simple
Leaf Stalk
Varies:
none,
shorter than leaf
Stem Hairs
no hairs
Stem Cross Section
round or oval
Milky Sap
not present
Root Structure
Varies:
fibrous,
rhizomes present
Life Cycle
perennial
Ochrea
present
Plant Type
Herb