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Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small
southern jointweed

       
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Line Drawing of Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 677. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small

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Synonyms:
Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small

  GOAM2 Gonopyrum americanum Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
 

Distribution:
Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, LA, MO, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 11 species in Polygonella
 

Classification:
Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Polygonales
Family Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus Polygonella Michx. – jointweed
Species Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small – southern jointweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
southern jointweed              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21307.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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