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Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.


Above: Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin (7/31/22).


Nodding Smartweed - Persicaria lapathifolia

Nodding Smartweed is a native plant that grows in wet to moist areas and disturbed sites like ditches.

Flowers are greenish white to pink and droop in long clusters.

Blooms July-Sept.

Other Names: Curly-top knotweed, Dock-leaved smartweed, Heart's-ease, Pale smartweed and Willow weed.

Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.


Above: Nodding Smartweed has a membranous smooth edged sheath (ocrea) at the base of the leaf stalk that extends up around the stem.


For more information on Nodding Smartweed, visit Wikipedia.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Nodding Smartweed - Persicaria lapathifolia.


Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed stem on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed stem on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on August 4, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on August 4, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on August 10, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on August 10, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on August 10, 2022.
Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on August 10, 2022.

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Nodding Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia


Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 31, 2022.

Above: Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin (7/31/22).


Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on August 10, 2022.

Above: Nodding Smartweed on the shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin (8/10/22).


Nodding Smartweed line drawing from USDA NRCS, Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species.


Above: Nodding Smartweedline drawing from USDA NRCS, Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species., USDA NRCS National Wetland Team.



1913 Nodding Smartweed botanical drawing.

Above: 1913 Nodding Smartweed botanical drawing.


Nodding Smartweed specimen collected on shore of Chippewa Flowage near Hunter in Sawyer County on July 27, 1980.

Above: Nodding Smartweed specimen collected on shore of Chippewa Flowage near Hunter in Sawyer County on July 27, 1980.


Nodding Smartweed.

Above: Nodding Smartweed specimen collected near the Town of Eagle in Waukesha County on September 13, 1938.


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