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  8. Swamp Smartweed

species 15,298 observations

Swamp Smartweed

Persicaria hydropiperoides

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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162 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Eye-ringed Chionodes Moth 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Spotted Cucumber Beetle 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp, Isodontia philadelphica, Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp, Carolinian Elegant 56
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Transverse-banded Flower Fly, Hump-backed Beewolf, Northern Paper Wasp, Common Eastern Bumble Bee 104

Range

United States

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

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