Participant Info

Species

Persicaria lapathifolia Persicaria lapanthifolia [Polygonum lapanthifolia] [Polygonum incarnatum] [Polygonum linicola] etc,

Family

Polygonaceae

CommonName

pale smartweed

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1873

LatestDate

2022

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, montane

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Mineral, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Russell Lakes, San Luis Lakes

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Saguache Co, north boundary of Russell Lakes SWA by old irrigation canal 9 Sept 2022

Comments

In the Watershed, pale smartweed has been found in a range of habitats, although usually drier and more alkaline than that of other species of Persicaria: pond edges, creek drainages, moist meadows, etc. For instance, it has been collected from San Luis Lake N of Alamosa, the Baca NWR, Russell Lakes SWA, Alamosa River canyon, Wagon Wheel Gap, near Center, etc. Persicaria lapathifolia is a native smartweed, present in every state of the USA. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico and, intermittently, through Texas to the Gulf of Mexico.

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