Calflora Taxon Report
Polygonum amphibium  L.  var. emersum  Michx.

(not an active name)

Kelp, Longroot smartweed, Swamp knotweed, Water smartweed
photo on CalPhotos
2008 Neal Kramer
photo on CalPhotos
2008 Neal Kramer
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Parent: Polygonum amphibium
Genus: Polygonum
Family: Polygonaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: wetland-riparian
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPersicaria amphibia var. emersa
PLANTSPersicaria amphibia
PLANTSPersicaria coccinea
PLANTSPersicaria muehlenbergii
PLANTSPolygonum amphibium var. coccineum
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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