Persicaria pensylvanica Calflora

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Persicaria pensylvanica (L.) M. Gómez

Pinkweed

Persicaria pensylvanica is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~22 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Persicaria
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Persicaria mississippiensis
JEF	Persicaria pensylvanica var. dura
JEF	Polygonum omissum
JEF	Polygonum pensylvanicum var. durum
JEF	Polygonum pensylvanicum var. eglandulosum
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Information about Persicaria pensylvanica from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (POPE2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).