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Polygonaceae > Polygonella (jointweed)

Southern Jointweed (Polygonella americana) Southern Jointweed (Polygonella americana)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006

Questionably native and fairly rare (NC watch list) in NC in the sandhills.

Southern Jointweed (Polygonella americana) Southern Jointweed (Polygonella americana)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006

Southern Jointweed (Polygonella americana) Southern Jointweed (Polygonella americana)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006

Southern Jointweed (Polygonella americana) Southern Jointweed (Polygonella americana)
Scotland Co., NC
1 Oct 2006

Note the slender, somewhat succulent leaves.


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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