The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Polygonaceae
Genus:
Polygonum L. L.
Genus Common Name:
Smartweed
Species:
Sisyrinchium angustifolium P. Miller
Synonym(s):

Polygonum coccineum Muhl.

Species Common Name:
Water smartweed
Habitat:
Muddy shores; standing water of marshes
Abundance and Distribution:
Common north central, south central and southwest; infrequent northwest and east central; rare in Paleozoic Plateau
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Missouri River Alluvium Region: Oxbows
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e9591