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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Polygonaceae
Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small
dotted smartweed
Persicaria: peach-like, the medieval name for knotweed
punctata: Latin meaning generally "dotted"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect or sprawling, perennial/annual, up to 40" tall, aquatic to terrestrial forb |
| Flower: | white to greenish, 5-parted, petals and petal-like sepals united at the base; inflorescence thin, interrupted, spike-like, up to 4” long clusters either erect or arching on a stalk jointed at the top; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | brown/black, smooth, shiny, dry seed |
| Leaf: | alternate, narrowly lance-like, smooth, usually up to 8" long by 3/4" wide |
| Habitat: | sun; wet; swamps, shallows |
| (Glossary) |
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