FNPS Plant Database

Polygonum nesomii

largeflower jointweed, sandhill wireweed

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

largeflower jointweed, sandhill wireweed

Synonym(s):

Polygonella robusta

Genus species:

Polygonum nesomii

Family:

Polygonaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-3 ft tall by .5-2 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink

Fruit Color:

orange

Phenology:

Winter semi-dormant with a small rosette of leaves present. Flowers in October.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Dry wildflower garden.  Abundant flowers are produced near the ends of the stems.

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- 1Stays wet

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds

Attracts bees and butterflies ( Hawthorn Hill ).  Documented bee visitors include   Colletes mandibularis, C. thysanellae, Colletes sp. A, Hylaeus confluens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyina, A. szcmnptuosa, Dialictus ininiatulus, D. nymnphalis, D. placidensis, Sphecodes heraclei, Anthidiellum perplexurn, Coelioxys sayi, C. octodentata, Megachile albitarsis, Apis inellifera and  Bornbus impatiens (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Seeds eaten by birds.

Native Habitats:

Scrub, scrubby ruderal areas, sandhill, river levees.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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