Persicaria setacea

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPolygonaceae
Family (Traditional)Polygonaceae
GenusPersicaria
Species:Persicaria setacea (Baldw.) Small
Common NameBog Smartweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value 8
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Calloway (KY), Lyon (KY), Ohio (KY), Powell (KY), Trigg (KY), Wolfe (KY), Benton (TN), Cumberland (TN), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Johnson (TN), Overton (TN), Putnam (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1980 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
N/A Powell Kentucky 18 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
22073
EKY
Persicaria setacea
31234100776150 Powell Kentucky 18 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
22073
EKY
Persicaria setacea
N/A Powell Kentucky 18 Sep 1988 R.C. Clark
22073
EKY
Persicaria setacea
31234100781259 Wolfe Kentucky 01 Oct 2017 Thomas McFadden
730
EKY
Persicaria setacea
N/A Johnson Tennessee 29 Aug 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Persicaria setacea
APSC0045022 Hardin Tennessee 21 Aug 2006 Dwayne Estes
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0113231 Warren Tennessee 06 Sep 2018 Claire Ciafre
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0118508 Calloway Kentucky
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0007284 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0007286 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0007282 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0104893 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0080135 Ohio Kentucky 23 Oct 1980
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0007285 Trigg Kentucky 26 Jul 1988 Edward Chester
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0007280 Lyon Kentucky 14 Jul 1988 Edward Chester
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0007281 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0007283 Lyon Kentucky 14 Jul 1988 Edward Chester
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0007287 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0055409 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0052092 Overton Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0104894 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0099476 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
APSC0045021 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Persicaria setacea
HTTU024048 Tennessee
HTTU
Persicaria setacea
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 28 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Persicaria setacea
ETSU026363 Hawkins Tennessee 28 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19528
ETSU
Persicaria setacea
ETSU026369 Hawkins Tennessee 28 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19534
ETSU
Persicaria setacea
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 28 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Persicaria setacea
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Persicaria setacea - Dwayne Estes
Persicaria setacea - Dwayne Estes
Persicaria setacea - Dwayne Estes
Persicaria setacea - Dwayne Estes