Polygonum tenerum explained

Polygonum tenerum, common name tall jointweed, slender jointweed, or wireweed, is a species of flowering plant.[1] It grows in the southeastern United States including parts of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and southern Alabama.[1] It is an annual in the Polygonaceae family.[2] It grows in sandhill and dry pineland habitats.[3] It has small wiry stems and can grow to five feet tall. The white and pink flowers. It is dioecious. It produces reddish-brown achenes[2]

Polygonella gracilis is a synonym.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. www.wildflower.org.
  2. Web site: Polygonella gracilis - Species Page - APA: Alabama Plant Atlas. floraofalabama.org.
  3. Web site: Tall Jointweed (Polygonella gracilis). College of. Sciences. May 12, 2017.
  4. 696540-1. Polygonum tenerum Spreng..