Persicaria setacea
bog smartweed
Family
Polygonaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
lanceolate
Growth Form
forb, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Field Characters
No taste when eaten. White flowers. Leaves 0.5" wide or less. Bristles on ocre.
Habitat
Alluvial woods and swamp forests.