Polygonella articulata (L.) Meisn.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Polygonaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Slender, wiry annual 1–5 dm, branched at least above; lvs narrow, revolute, 5–20 mm, 1 mm wide or less, not hyaline-margined; racemes erect or ascending, 2–3.5 cm; pedicels 2–3 mm, slender, decurved; fls perfect; tep white or greenish to pink or red, 1.5–2 mm, larger in fr, the 2 outer obovate, keeled above, the 3 inner elliptic, all remaining loosely appressed; achene 2–2.5 mm; 2n=32. Dry, acid sands; Me. and s. Que. to ne. N.C., mostly on the coastal plain; shores of the Great Lakes, and inland dunes to s. Ill., Io. and Minn. July, Oct. (Delopyrum a.)