Persicaria amphibia (L.) Gray var. emersa (Michx.) J.C. HickmanNative
SynonymsPolygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.
Persicaria coccinea (Muhl. ex Willd.) Greene
Persicaria muehlenbergii (S. Watson) Small
Polygonum amphibium L. var. coccineum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Farw.
Polygonum coccineum Muhl. ex Willd.
Polygonum coccineum Muhl. ex Willd. var. pratincola (Greene) Stanford
Polygonum coccineum Muhl. ex Willd. var. terrestre Willd.
Polygonum muehlenbergii S. Watson
Polygonum muehlenbergii S. Watson var. terrestre (Willd.) Trel.
Common name(s)water smartweed; water heartsease
FamilyPolygonaceae
Conservation statusNot threatened

Found at the following sites :
INDU Great Marsh, Tansley Marsh
INDU Great Marsh, Brown Kintzele Ditch West
Fesko
INDU Great Marsh, Derby Ditch East
Calumet Prairie
Great Marsh North
Beaver Dam
ExxonMobil Hammond Terminal

Present Absent Previous, not current
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