Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum L.)
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Other common names: Pink Knotweed
Native
Family:
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Height: 1 to 4 ft.
Blooms: May to
October
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.12 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 8/17/2002
Notes:
May have 4 to 6 rays.
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Pennsylvania Smartweed may be
easily confused with:
- Lady's Thumb
Lady's thumb has a distinctive triangular dark spot on its leaf.
- Swamp Smartweed
Swamp smartweed typically has a longer flower cluster and a larger leaf. Smartweeds are difficult to tell apart.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
