Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Polygonella fimbriata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonella fimbriata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygonum fimbriatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Polygonella fimbriata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonella fimbriata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thysanella fimbriata
COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Jointweed, Fringed Thysanella
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Keith Bradley kab_p_fimbriatum_70175
October Marion County FL
Silver River State Park
This differs from all our other species in having the inner sepals fimbriate, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Polygonella fimbriata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonella fimbriata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polygonum fimbriatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Polygonella fimbriata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonella fimbriata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Thysanella fimbriata
4116
Subshrub; Forb
Annual
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia (not far from SC)
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
5? tepals in a single whorl
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Flowers in terminal or long-peduncled axillary racemes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
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