Status: Native
Synonyms:
Polygonum punctatum Elliot
Persicaria punctata has a glandular punctate perianth, like Persicaria lapathifolia; however, P. punctata does not have the anchor shaped tepal veins of P. lapathifolia. The tepals are about 3mm long and the flowers are less crowded along the inflorescence than those of P. lapathifolia. The ocrea terminate in filaments.
Persicaria punctata is found in moist areas next to seeps and streams.
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Persicaria punctata, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Kelly Kindscher, in the floodplain of the West Fork of the Gila, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, July 30, 2013
Persicaria punctata, detail of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Kelly Kindscher, in the floodplain of the West Fork of the Gila, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, July 30, 2013
Persicaria punctata, closeup of ocrea, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Kelly Kindscher, in the floodplain of the West Fork of the Gila, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, July 30, 2013
Persicaria punctata, 3x field macro of glandular tepals that do not have the anchor shaped veins present on P. lapathifolia, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Kelly Kindscher, in the floodplain of the West Fork of the Gila, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, July 30, 2013
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