Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Gray

Nodding Smartweed, Dock-leaved Smartweed

Synonyms: Persicaria tomentosa, Polygonum lapathifolium, Polygonum lapathifolium var. ovatum, Polygonum lapathifolium var. prostratum, Polygonum lapathifolium var. salicifolium, Polygonum scabrum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Polygonaceae

Genus: Persicaria

Species: Persicaria lapathifolia

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Persicaria lapathifolia