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Smith, R.W.

Polygonella robusta

Polygonella robusta (Small) G.L. Nesom & V.M. Bates

Largeflower Jointweed

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Synonym(s): Polygonella fimbriata var. robusta, Thysanella robusta

USDA Symbol: PORO6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Species endemic to Florida.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Leaf Shape: Linear
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: To about 3 feet in height.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 2339 - Microhabitat distribution of two Florida scrub endemic plants in comparison to their habitat-generalist congeners (2005) S. Maliakal-Witt, E. S. Menges and J. S. Denslow
Reslit 2447 - Life history strategies of Florida scrub plants in relation to fire (1995) E. S. Menges, N. Kohfeldt

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Polygonella robusta in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Polygonella robusta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polygonella robusta

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-01
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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