Polygonella gracilis

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POLYGONACEAE
Species:Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
Common Name:Tall Jointweed; Wireweed
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Tall Jointweed is a native annual herb in the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It is native to the southern third of Alabama. Tall Jointweed occurs in xeric, sandy Longleaf pine forests, in sand hills, in scrub oak woods, and on xeric sandy roadsides. It is an annual with a tap root. Stems are erect, sparsely branched, glabrous, and green in color. Stems are wiry and from 3-6 feet in height. Leaves are alternate, filiform or spathulate in outline, glabrous and entire. The ocrea (sheathing stipule) is brown in color and lacks cilia. The leaves are mostly absent at flowering time. Tall Jointweed is dioecious (having separate male and female plants). The inflorescence is a terminal panicle of racemes. Staminate flowers have 5 inner and 2 outer tepals that are white in color with entire margins. Pistillate flowers have 5 inner and 2 outer tepals that are white to pink in color with entire or finely lacerate margins. The fruit is a reddish-brown achene. Tall Jointweed is listed as an S1 species in Alabama (typically 5 or fewer occurrences, very few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or some factor of its biology making it especially vulnerable in the state), and globally as a G4G5 species (G4 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery). Until recently this species was known by the name Polygonella gracilis Meisner.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, S1 (State Rank), G4G5 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOLYGONACEAE - Buckwheat family
Genus Polygonella
Species Polygonella gracilis Meisn. - Tall Jointweed; Wireweed

Citation

Citation Polygonella gracilis Meisner, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 14(1): 80. 1856.
Basionym: REPLACED: Polygonum gracile Nutt. 1818.
Type: USA: GEORGIA:

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Delopyrum filiforme Delopyrum filiforme Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 451, 1504. 1933. GEORGIA: Coffee Co.: Sandhills of Seventeen Mile Creek near Douglas, 21 Sep 1903, Harper 2010 (holotype: NY).
Delopyrum gracile Delopyrum gracile (Meisner) Small, Fl. Miami 65, 200. 1913.Polygonella gracilis Meisner 1856; Polygonum gracile Nuttall 1818, non Salisbury 1796, nec R. Brown 1810. 
Polygonum gracile Polygonum gracile Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 255. 1818, non Salisbury 1796, ned R. Brown 1810. GEORGIA
Polygonum pinicola Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal, Taxon 60(6): 1663. 2011.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Macon, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1883 - 1993

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
SAMF0003552 Baldwin 31 Oct 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1835		 SAMF
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
AUA_ACC_41867 Macon 19 Oct 1973 Flournoy, Denise R.
144		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
TROY000007938 Dale 26 Oct 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
1148		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
JSU139795 Baldwin 15 Oct 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12819		 JSU
Polygonum gracile Nuttall
TROY000043262 Escambia 18 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26944		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
UWAL0002315 Baldwin 29 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13110		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schuster & Reveal
AUA_ACC_46534 Mobile 23 Oct 1982 Kuhns, Michael R.
103		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
USAM000013009 Baldwin 07 Oct 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3845		 USAM
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
TROY000022602 Escambia 20 Nov 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20457		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
JSU139794 Baldwin 15 Oct 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12819		 JSU
Polygonum gracile Nuttall
TROY000007937 Dale 06 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13688		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
TROY000022601 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3935		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
AUA_ACC_70557 Baldwin 29 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13110		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
AUA_ACC_40566 Baldwin 22 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
32859		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
AUA_ACC_37867 Baldwin 28 Sep 1981 Henderson, T.
627		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
UWAL0012556 Baldwin 04 Jul 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13616		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schuster & Reveal
UNA00059544 Dale 06 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13688		 UNA
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
UWAL0005895 Escambia 20 Nov 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20457		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schuster & Reveal
UNA00068871 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3935		 UNA
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
AUA_ACC_62691 Baldwin 10 Nov 2002 Zebryk, Tad M.
8021		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
UWAL0005894 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3935		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schuster & Reveal
UWAL0039784 Dale 24 Sep 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27941		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
ALNHS00004538 Baldwin 17 Nov 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2859		 ALNHS
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
UWAL0012005 Baldwin 31 Oct 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1835		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schuster & Reveal
UWAL0001720 Houston 22 Oct 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21674		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schuster & Reveal
TROY000045478 Henry 01 Oct 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27951		 TROY
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
UWAL0032083 Houston 15 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26898		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schuster & Reveal
UWAL0034882 Geneva 02 Oct 1994 Kral, Robert
84213		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
UWAL0043523 Baldwin 12 Oct 2000 West, Chan
591		 UWAL
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
USAM000013007 Baldwin 27 Sep 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8760		 USAM
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
TROY000007939 Geneva 18 Sep 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15803		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
UWAL0043522 Baldwin 30 Sep 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
500		 UWAL
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
UWAL0047373 Henry 01 Oct 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27951		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
TROY000043213 Houston 15 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26898		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
UNA00059631 Baldwin 10 Nov 2002 Zebryk, Tad M.
8021		 UNA
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
TROY000046425 Dale 24 Sep 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27941		 TROY
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
UNA00033943 Mobile 06 Nov 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D815		 UNA
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
UWAL0043524 Baldwin 06 Oct 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
924		 UWAL
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
UNA00033983 Baldwin 27 Sep 1949 Harper, Roland M.
4147		 UNA
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
UNA00055924 Houston 10 Oct 1994 MacDonald, John R.
7924		 UNA
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
AUA_ACC_50676 Henry 5 Nov 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7847		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
TROY000007936 Coffee 22 Oct 1999 Martin, Brian H.
329		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
TROY000031958 Houston 22 Oct 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21674		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
ALNHS00007898 Covington 12 Oct 2022 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5865		 ALNHS
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
UWAL0050239 Geneva 23 Oct 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
29133		 UWAL
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
TROY000044470 Baldwin 29 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13110		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
UWAL0057313 Mobile 01 Sep 1993 Davis, Malcolm L.
1028		 UWAL
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
UNA00033938 Baldwin 14 Oct 1883 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
AUA_ACC_72622 Baldwin 10 Oct 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
PERD-9		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
AUA_ACC_50564 Dale 26 Oct 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7826		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
TROY000049371 Geneva 23 Oct 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
29133		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
UNA00033933 Mobile 08 Sep 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D766		 UNA
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
UWAL0033143 Escambia 18 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26944		 UWAL
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schuster & Reveal
ALNHS00001493 Henry 26 Sep 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#828		 ALNHS
Polygonum pinicola T.M. Schuster & Reveal
UNA00056298 Henry 25 Oct 1998 MacDonald, John R.
12385		 UNA
Polygonella gracilis Meisn.
AUA_ACC_50127 Geneva 6 Oct 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6498		 AUA
Polygonum Pinicola T.M. Schust. & Reveal
USAM000013008 Baldwin 22 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38259		 USAM
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
TROY000007940 Henry 02 Oct 1999 MacDonald, John R.
13533		 TROY
Polygonella gracilis Meisner
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