Native plant · POLYGONACEAE
Persicaria glabra
DENSEFLOWER KNOTWEED; Dense-flowered smartweed
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Persicaria glabra. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Persicaria glabra
- Family
- POLYGONACEAE
- Genus
- Persicaria
- Order
- CARYOPHYLLALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; OBL (NWPL); OBL (DEP)
- Florida range
- Central Florida · Florida Keys · South Florida · North Florida · Panhandle
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Polk; Monroe; Hillsborough; Hardee; Sumter; Charlotte; DeSoto; Manatee; Martin; Flagler; Putnam; Sarasota; Lee; Highlands; Glades; Jackson; Brevard; Miami-Dade; Collier; Alachua; Marion; Pinellas; Gadsden; Broward; Indian River; Osceola; Clay
Where documented in Florida
Polk; Monroe; Hillsborough; Hardee; Sumter; Charlotte; DeSoto; Manatee; Martin; Flagler; Putnam; Sarasota; Lee; Highlands; Glades; Jackson; Brevard; Miami-Dade; Collier; Alachua; Marion; Pinellas; Gadsden; Broward; Indian River; Osceola; Clay
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Persicaria
- Persicaria arifolia — HALBERDLEAF TEARTHUMB; halberd-leaved tearthumb
- Persicaria hirsuta — HAIRY SMARTWEED
- Persicaria hydropiperoides — MILD WATERPEPPER; SWAMP SMARTWEED
- Persicaria lapathifolia — CURLYTOP KNOTWEED; PALE SMARTWEED
- Persicaria meisneriana var. beyrichiana — BRANCHED TEARTHUMB; MEXICAN TEARTHUMB
- Persicaria pensylvanica — PENNSYLVANIA SMARTWEED; pinkweed
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.