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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Persicaria orientalis   FAMILY Polygonaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum orientale   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)

Persicaria orientalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-010:

Polygonum orientale   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Persicaria orientalis

 

COMMON NAME:
Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Prince's Feather, Prince's-plume, Princess-feather


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image of Persicaria orientalis, Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Prince's Feather, Prince's-plume, Princess-feather

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_peor9_001_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Persicaria orientalis   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum orientale   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Persicaria orientalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-010:
Polygonum orientale   FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Persicaria orientalis

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3187

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Barnyards, disturbed areas, garden edges, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Rare

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems, petioles and leaves unarmed

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Deep pink/ Red
5-parted calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescence spikelike, uninterrupted

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Nutlet

 

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