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PLANTS

Pennsylvania smartweed

Persicaria pensylvanica

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual
Pennsylvania smartweed, In flower
Pennsylvania smartweed, In fruit
Pennsylvania smartweed, Flower buds

Annual herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 327 observations of Pennsylvania smartweed in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Montréal, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie63
  2. Capitale-Nationale56
  3. Montréal37
  4. Laurentides30
  5. Lanaudière29
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches25
  7. Outaouais25
  8. Estrie22
  9. Centre-du-Québec16
  10. Mauricie11
  11. Laval7
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  13. Nord-du-Québec1
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  15. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

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