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Swamp Smartweed

Persicaria hydropiperoides (Michx.) Small

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Persicaria hydropiperoides (Swamp Smartweed) is a species of perennial herb in the family Polygonaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Espirito Santo, Puerto Rico, Piauí, ParaíBa, SãO Paulo, Eastern North America, Tocantins, Pará, Santa Catarina, Rio De Janeiro, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Bahia, Pernambuco, Canada, Maranhao, RondôNia, Sergipe, North America, South America, GoiáS, Mata Atlântica, Roraima, Rio Grande Do Sul, Amapá, Cerrado, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Caatinga, and The Contiguous United States. They have simple, broad leaves, green flowers, and achenes.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
  • Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Swamp Smartweed. View this species on GBIF