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Polygonum tenerum

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Polygonum tenerum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species:
P. tenerum
Binomial name
Polygonum tenerum
Spreng.[1]

Polygonum tenerum, common name tall jointweed, slender jointweed, or wireweed, is a species of flowering plant.[2] It grows in the southeastern United States including parts of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and southern Alabama.[2][3] It is an annual in the Polygonaceae family.[3] It grows in sandhill and dry pineland habitats.[4] It has small wiry stems and can grow to five feet tall. The white and pink flowers. It is dioecious. It produces reddish-brown achenes[3]

Polygonella gracilis is a synonym.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Polygonum tenerum Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  3. ^ a b c "Polygonella gracilis - Species Page - APA: Alabama Plant Atlas". floraofalabama.org.
  4. ^ Sciences, College of (May 12, 2017). "Tall Jointweed (Polygonella gracilis)".