Common Name: WATER-PEPPER
Coefficient of Conservatism: 1
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt A-Forb
Polygonum hydropiper of Michigan Flora.
Swamps, ditches, shores, marshes, streamsides, especially in slightly disturbed areas or even along roadsides. Usually considered naturalized from Europe, but sometimes thought to be at least partly indigenous in North America. First collected in 1860 in Washtenaw Co.
A. A. Reznicek
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| Alger |
| Allegan |
| Alpena |
| Baraga |
| Berrien |
| Branch |
| Cass |
| Charlevoix |
| Cheboygan |
| Chippewa |
| Crawford |
| Delta |
| Emmet |
| Grand Traverse |
| Gratiot |
| Hillsdale |
| Houghton |
| Ingham |
| Iron |
| Isabella |
| Jackson |
| Kalamazoo |
| Kalkaska |
| Kent |
| Lake |
| Lapeer |
| Leelanau |
| Lenawee |
| Livingston |
| Luce |
| Mackinac |
| Manistee |
| Marquette |
| Menominee |
| Monroe |
| Montcalm |
| Muskegon |
| Newaygo |
| Oakland |
| Oceana |
| Ogemaw |
| Ontonagon |
| Oscoda |
| Ottawa |
| Schoolcraft |
| Shiawassee |
| St. Clair |
| Washtenaw |
| Wayne |
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/2282