. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 668 POLYGONACEAE. Vol. 7. Persicaria Careyi (Olney) Greene. Carey's Persicaria. Fig. 1636. Polygonum Careyi Olney, Proc. Providence Franklin Soc. 1: 29. 1847. Persicaria Careyi Greene, Leaflets 1: 24. 1904. Annual, rough-glandular throughout, stem erect, l°-3° tall, simple or sparingly branched above. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, the upper
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 668 POLYGONACEAE. Vol. 7. Persicaria Careyi (Olney) Greene. Carey's Persicaria. Fig. 1636. Polygonum Careyi Olney, Proc. Providence Franklin Soc. 1: 29. 1847. Persicaria Careyi Greene, Leaflets 1: 24. 1904. Annual, rough-glandular throughout, stem erect, l°-3° tall, simple or sparingly branched above. Leaves oblong-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, the uppermost nearly linear, a'-n' long, short-petioled the midrib, ciliate, sparingly punctate; ocreae cylin- or nearly sessile, acuminate at both ends, hispid on dric, sparsely hispid, fringed with long bristles; racemes several, narrow, terminal, loosely-flowered, drooping, i'-2i' long; calyx purplish; stamens 5 or sometimes 8; style 2-parted to below the middle; achene lenticular, broadly ovoid or obovoid, il"-ij" long, short-pointed, thick, smooth and shining. In marshes, Maine and Ontario to Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Ascends to 2000 ft. in Pennsylvania. Also in Michigan. July-Sept. 8. Persicaria Persicaria (L.) Small. Lady's Thumb. Heartweed. Fig. 1637. Polygonum Persicaria L. Sp. PI. 361. 1753. Persicaria Persicaria Small, Fl. SE. U. S. 378. 1903. Annual, glabrous or puberulent; stem erect or ascending, simple or much branched, J°-2° high. Leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, i'-6' long, short-petioled or nearly sessile, acuminate at both ends, conspicuously punctate, usually with a dark triangular or lunar blotch near the centre, their margins entire or slightly eroded, often ciliate; ocreae cylindric, nearly glabrous, fringed with short bristles; racemes solitary or panicled, ¥-2' long, ovoid or oblong, dense, erect; calyx pink or dark purple; stamens mostly 6; style 2-3-parted to below the middle; achene broadly ovate and lenticular
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