Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small

Filed As

Polygonaceae
Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 9414 with Robert Rittenhouse, 21 Oct 2010

Location

United States of America. Virginia. Northampton Co. ca 3.7 km ESE of town Cape Charles, ca 100 m W of US 13, ca 600 m S of Rt. 184, Rittenhouse Motor Lodge.

Habitat

Forest drained by perennial stream. This patch of forest was cut and then planted with Pinus taeda ca 60 years previously. It has since been managed as a small (2.6 ha) nature preserve and motel. There are many fine specimens of native trees (Magnolia virginiana, Persea borbonia, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus sp., Liquidambar styraciflua), shrubs (Euonymus americanus, Itea virginica, Aronia arbutifolia) and herbs (Dioscorea villosa, Passiflora lutea and 6 species of Persicaria s.l.).

Description

Herb; tepals greenish-white. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01268858

Occurrence ID: 5420b41d-dac4-479c-a1e2-18624cedd74e

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01125714, D. E. Atha 9414, Persicaria punctata (Elliott) Small - Accepted : Polygonaceae (94.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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