polygonum punctatum

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dotted smartweed

dotted smartweed

Strong burning taste, use leaves and stems as pepper-like spice. Constricts blood vessels, so don’t use if you have blood pressure issues. Diuretic, astringent, used to stop bleeding, like hemorrhoids, intestinal and uterine bleeding. Thin, smooth, lance-shaped leaves. Clusters of small green-white-pink flowers with dots.
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The present study aimed evaluating the ability for remediation of water containing the insecticide chlorpyrifos by means of constructed wetlands cultivated with the species Polygonum punctatum, Cynodon spp.
Removal of chlorpyrifos insecticide in constructed wetlands with different plant species/Remocao do inseticida clorpirifos em sistemas alagados construidos cultivados com diferentes especies vegetais
Other abundant seeds in the bank belonged to Polygonum punctatum Elliott (19.3%) and Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx.
Diaspore bank of aquatic macrophytes maintaining species diversity in a Neotropical pond/Banco de diasporos de macrofitas aquaticas para a manutencao da diversidade das especies em uma lagoa neotropical
leptostachya (Meisn.) Small; SYN: Polygonum punctatum Elliott var.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Munsee Woods Nature Preserve, Delaware County, Indiana
El segundo conjunto incluye a Paspalum distichum, Echinochloa holciformis, Polygonum punctatum, Lilaeopsis schaffneriana, Eleocharis densa, Myriophyllum heterophyllum, Poa annua y Ranunculus cymbalaria.
Floristica y diversidad de las cienegas del rio Lerma Estado de Mexico, Mexico
X Polygonum punctatum Elliott X Polygonum ramosissimum Michx.
The vascular flora of Brown County, Nebraska
Em X Polygonum punctatum Elliott Em X X Polygonum stelligerum Cham.
Aquatic macrophytes in the large, sub-tropical Itaipu Reservoir, Brazil
Respostas anatomicas de plantas de ervade-bicho (Polygonum punctatum Elliot) submetidas ao alagamento.
Physiological and anatomical characteristics of Sibipiruna plants under hipoxia/ Caracteristicas fisiologicas e anatomicas de plantas de sibipiruna submetidas a hipoxia
POLYGONACEAE Polygonum acuminatum Kunth Polygonum punctatum Elliott RUBIACEAE Diodia brasiliensis Spreng.
Plants used by Megachile (Moureapis) sp. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in the provisioning of their nests/Plantas usadas por Megachile (Moureapis) sp (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) no aprovisionamento de seus ninhos
By January 2003, soils were dry 30 cm below the surface and the ground surface was covered completely by thatch of Schoenoplectus, with a few small seedlings of Polygonum punctatum as the only live, aboveground vegetation.
Ecological monitoring of the endangered Huachuca water umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana ssp. recurva: Apiaceae)
Polygonum punctatum Elliott (Water smartweed; TAC 3995) is a native species occurring in wet areas throughout Texas, but it is more common in the eastern one-half of the state (Diggs et al.
Notable county records for rolling plains angiosperms of north central Texas
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