Polygonum pensylvanicum (Pennsylvania Smartweed)

Polygonum pensylvanicum

Quick Facts:

    Common Names: Pennsylvania Smartweed
    Lifespan: Annual
    Zones: n/a
    Type: Forb

Polygonum pensylvanicum, or Pennsylvania Smartweed, is a native to almost the entire United States, except Hawaii, Idaho, Utah and Washington. It can be found growing in waste ground and yards and other areas, as well as wet prairies and meadows and pond margins.

In our yard, this grows in the Wetland Area.

Our growing score: 5

Other pictures of this plant:


               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

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