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Puritan Smartweed

Persicaria maculosa subsp. maculosa

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Persicaria maculosa maculosa (Puritan Smartweed) is a subspecies of herb in the family Polygonaceae. They are native to South America. They have achenes. Flowers are visited by Aporus feralis, Transverse Flower Fly, Agrilus difficilis, and Spring Beauty Andrena.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
  • Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle
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