Polygonum careyi (Carey’s smartweed)

Polygonum careyi Olney

Persicaria careyi (Olney) Greene

Carey’s smartweed

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Caryophyllidae	Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
Order	Caryophyllales	Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
Family	Polygonaceae	Knotweed or smartweed family
Genus	Polygonum	Greek poly, “many,” and gonu, “knee,” for the swollen jointed stems
Species	careyi

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8/31/2013 · Riverside Park, James River, Midlothian, Virginia
≈ 6 × 5" (15 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

8/31/2013 · Riverside Park, James River, Midlothian, Virginia
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain

9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 2½ × 3½" (7.3 × 9.4 cm)

10/5/2016 · Pine Meadow Conservation Area, Ayer, Massachusetts
≈ 10 × 6" (24 × 16 cm)

10/5/2016 · Pine Meadow Conservation Area, Ayer, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

9/9/2017 · Habitat Loop Trail, Pine Meadow Conservation Trust Land, Groton Harvard Road, Ayer, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 5" (12 × 13 cm)

Polygonum careyi description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 7 Sep 2020.

9/9/2017 · Habitat Loop Trail, Pine Meadow Conservation Trust Land, Groton Harvard Road, Ayer, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 5" (12 × 13 cm)

9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 15 cm)

8/31/2013 · Riverside Park, James River, Midlothian, Virginia
≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 19 cm) ID is uncertain

9/9/2017 · Habitat Loop Trail, Pine Meadow Conservation Trust Land, Groton Harvard Road, Ayer, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm)

9/4/2020 · Wilson’s Cove Trail, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, Harpswell, Maine
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 15 cm)

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