Native plant · POLYGONACEAE
Persicaria hydropiperoides
MILD WATERPEPPER; SWAMP SMARTWEED
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Persicaria hydropiperoides. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Persicaria hydropiperoides
- Family
- POLYGONACEAE
- Genus
- Persicaria
- Order
- CARYOPHYLLALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; OBL (NWPL); OD (WAP); OBL (DEP)
- Florida range
- Panhandle · South Florida · Central Florida · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Jefferson; Leon; Charlotte; Collier; Manatee; Pinellas; Suwannee; Volusia; Lake; Alachua; Sarasota; Hillsborough; Levy; Gilchrist; Brevard; Polk; Flagler; Clay; Highlands; Hernando; Marion; Escambia; Hardee; St. Johns; Okaloosa; Seminole; Pasco; Osceola; Martin; Miami-Dade; Madison; Jackson; Lee; Citrus; Baker; Columbia; Broward; Sumter; Palm Beach; Duval; Hamilton; DeSoto; Dixie; Putnam; Hendry; Glades; Indian River; Taylor; Calhoun; Washington; Union
Where documented in Florida
Jefferson; Leon; Charlotte; Collier; Manatee; Pinellas; Suwannee; Volusia; Lake; Alachua; Sarasota; Hillsborough; Levy; Gilchrist; Brevard; Polk; Flagler; Clay; Highlands; Hernando; Marion; Escambia; Hardee; St. Johns; Okaloosa; Seminole; Pasco; Osceola; Martin; Miami-Dade; Madison; Jackson; Lee; Citrus; Baker; Columbia; Broward; Sumter; Palm Beach; Duval; Hamilton; DeSoto; Dixie; Putnam; Hendry; Glades; Indian River; Taylor; Calhoun; Washington; Union
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 glabra — DENSEFLOWER KNOTWEED; Dense-flowered smartweed
- Persicaria hirsuta — HAIRY 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.