Swamp Smartweed (Polygonum amphibium)
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Other common names: Water Knotweed
Native
Family:
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Blooms: July to
September
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.125 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 9/13/2003
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Swamp Smartweed may be
easily confused with:
- Lady's Thumb
Lady's thumb has a distinctive triangular marking on the leaf. Swamp smartweed typically has a longer flower cluster and a larger leaf.
- Pennsylvania 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.
