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Polygonella americana (southern jointweed)

Synonyms: Gonopyrum americanum; Polygonella ericoides; Polygonum americanum; Psammogonum americanum

Wikipedia Abstract

Polygonella americana, commonly called southern jointweed or American jointweed, is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family. It is native to Southeastern United States extending in scattered locations west to New Mexico. Its preferred habitat is dry, sandy areas.
View Wikipedia Record: Polygonella americana

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway V 5268 Tennessee, United States

Predators

Eriococcus oligotrichus (few setae eriococcin)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0