Participant Info

Species

Persicaria amphibia [Persicaria coccinea] [Polygonum amphibium] etc.

Family

Polygonaceae

CommonName

aquatic smartweed, scarlet smartweed

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1929

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

aquatic, basin, shrubland, foothill, montane, ruderal, urban

Geobotanical

UBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Great Sand Dunes, Hot Creek, San Luis Lakes

Other Localities

Alamosa (town)

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Saguache Co, irrigation dtich by Willow Meadow, Baca NWR 17 Aug 2021; Conejoa Co, bank of the Rio Grande by Hwy 42 bridge 28 July 2021

Comments

Aquatic or semi-aquatic, Persicaria amphibia is found in the Watershed afloat or at the muddy edge of ponds, streams, irrigation ditches, marshes, playas, etc. This smartweed is found in every state of the USA, and follows the Rio Grande drainage, intermittently, to the Gulf of Mexico.

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