Persicaria punctata

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Dotted Smartweed

Dotted smartweed is a widespread winter-deciduous perennial herb, reaching 0.5-3 feet tall. Native across North America, Dotted Smartweed is found in various moist habitats including seeps, floodplains, ponds, brackish or fresh marshes, and wetlands.

Dotted Smartweed is a lush groundcover, and sports pale white to greenish blooms in summer. Host to the Purplish Copper, and provides nectar to Halictid bees, wasps, flies, and occasionally beetles. Perfect for a pondside or birdbath adjacent planting. Pair with Seep Monkeyflower, native sedges and rushes.

Lifeform: Perennial

Sun: Full Sun

Water: High, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Gravel, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Beetles, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Erosion Control

Container	D-16, D-16S-o
Ecological Value	Host to Purplish Copper, likely host to 29 additional species of moths & butterflies. The flowers provide nectar to short-tongued Halictid bees, various wasps, flies, and occasionally beetles
Ethnobotanical Uses	N/A
Distribution	California, found across North America and beyond.
Elevation	-253" – 6797"
Communities	Freshwater Wetlands, Many plant communities, Moist meadows, streambanks, wetland-riparian
Habitat	Areas with spring flooding, and may be immersed during periods of lower water., Habitats include moist openings in floodplain forests, swamps, seeps, brackish salt marshes and flats, fresh tidal marshes, lakes, borders of ponds and small streams, and drainage ditches.