Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Persicaria orientalis
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum orientale
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Persicaria orientalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-010:
Polygonum orientale FAMILY Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Persicaria orientalis
COMMON NAME:
Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Prince's Feather, Prince's-plume, Princess-feather
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_peor9_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Persicaria orientalis
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum orientale
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Persicaria orientalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-010:
Polygonum orientale
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Persicaria orientalis
3187
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Barnyards, disturbed areas, garden edges, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stems, petioles and leaves unarmed
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Deep pink/ Red
5-parted calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence spikelike, uninterrupted
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p261
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p032
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".