Bog Smartweed

Polygonum setaceum Baldw.

Buckwheat family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Pink, Green

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Argyrogramma verruca

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.