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Polygonum glabrum Willd.
Denseflower knotweed

Polygonum glabrum
Copyright by: Susan Trammell

Family: Polygonaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Synonyms: P. densiflorum.

Other data on Polygonum glabrum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Polygonum glabrum has been found in the following 19 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Lake Okeechobee Marshes Present Native
Milton E. Thompson Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Nicodemus Slough Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native
South Dade Wetlands Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Assumed to be Present Native

Polygonum glabrum has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native

Polygonum glabrum has been found in the following 9 habitats :
Basin Marsh
Depression Marsh
Disturbed Wetland
Dome Swamp
River Floodplain Lake
Slough
Strand Swamp
Swamp Lake
Wet Prairie

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Polygonum glabrum
Copyright by: Susan Trammell
Polygonum glabrum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Polygonum glabrum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton