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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Pinks, Cactuses, and Allies
  6. Knotweed Family
  7. Smartweeds
  8. Water Smartweed

species 34,439 observations

Water Smartweed

Persicaria amphibia

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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129 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Salt Marsh Moth, Ruby Tiger Moth, Ipsilon Dart Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character 5
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Waterlily Leaf Beetle, Spotted Cucumber Beetle 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 39
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Monarch, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Dusky-banded Leafwalker 83

Children

  • Flanged Smartweed
  • Long-root Smartweed

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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