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Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
Tall jointweed

Polygonella gracilis
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Polygonaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Southeastern United States

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Polygonella gracilis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Polygonella gracilis has been found in the following 9 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Danforth Park Recorded as Present in Error
Don Pedro Island State Park Present Native
Florida Atlantic University Ecological Site Recorded as Present in Error
Fort Lauderdale Ex. Airport Gopher Tortoise Preserve Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Reported
Savannas Preserve State Park Present Native
Seacrest Scrub Natural Area Present Native
Tilton Recorded as Present in Error

Polygonella gracilis has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Polygonella gracilis has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Pine Rockland
Scrub
Scrubby Flatwoods

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Polygonella gracilis
Copyright by: Shirley Denton