Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) - US Forest Service
Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) By David Taylor. Pennsylvania smartweed is a member of the Polygonaceae (Smartweed) family. The smartweed family includes about 900 species that range from annual herbs to perennial trees. …
Persicaria pensylvanica - Wikipedia
Persicaria pensylvanica (syn. Polygonum pensylvanicum [1]) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. It is native to parts of North America, where it is widespread in Canada and the United States. [2] It has also been noted as an introduced species in parts of Europe and South America. [3]
Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Plant Symbol = POPE2 Contributed by: USDA NRCS Plant Materials Program Uses This plant is an excellent wildlife food plant, especially for waterfowl. Twenty species of ducks, geese, bobwhites, mourning doves, ring-necked pheasants, and four species of rails, as well as 30 nongame birds, eat the seeds. Dense stands provide
Persicaria pensylvanica - North Carolina Extension Gardener …
Its flowers are typically pink, but can also be found in bright pink and white. It is a native of the lower 48 states, with the exception of a few northwestern states. Seeds are eaten by songbirds and waterfowl. Also used for nesting. 4" to 6" shiny leaves, sheaths without fringes, reddish joints.
Polygonum pensylvanicum: Smartweed - Dave's Garden
2015年9月5日 · Persicaria pensylvanicum is known as smartweed. It is a common sight in waste areas and in nutrient-poor fields. The unique, pale pink flowers bloom most of the summer and into autumn. Gardeners and farmers despise the plant because it produces tons of seed and smartweed is capable of regenerating from every joint along the stem.
Persicaria pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Smartweed) - Minnesota …
The native Pennsylvania Smartweed, formerly Polygonum pensylvanicum, is common throughout most agricultural regions of the state and often weedy in urban areas, and was once considered a county-level noxious weed in Minnesota. It can grow explosively in seasonal water basins, receding waterlines of lakeshores or any moist disturbed area.
Smartweeds (Pennsylvania smartweed and ladysthumb)
Pennsylvania Smartweed and Ladythumb (Polygonum pensylvanicum L. and P. persicaria L.) Life cycle: Summer annuals. Emerge in the spring and set seed in late summer/fall and die. There is also a perennial smartweed, swamp smartweed (P. amphimbium L.). The rhizomes are white and thin; hence this weed is often called "shoestring". Emergence:
Polygonum pensylvanicum
About 75 species of smartweeds occur in North America. They are mainly are identified by their spikes of numerous flowers and encircling leaf sheaths. A closely related species, Pale Smartweed (P. lapathifolium), has white or pale rose, arching flower spikes and usually smooth stems. Both are found in gardens as well as in damp waste places.
Pennsylvania Smartweed - River Refuge Seed
15-20 lbs per acre with approximately 62,000 seeds per lb. This smartweed grows in a few inches of water and thrives in areas where water recedes in late spring. Smartweed readily reseeds year after year and produces a huge amount of seed which waterfowl love when flooded.
Pennsylvania Smartweed - AquaPlant: Management of Pond …
2018年3月28日 · After aquatic plants die, their decomposition by bacteria and fungi provides food (called “detritus”) for many aquatic invertebrates. Learn more about Pennsylvania Smartweed. …