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Polygonum dentoceras
Also called Woody Jointweed, Small's Jointweed, Woody Wireweed
Polygonum dentoceras (synonym Polygonella myriophylla) is a rare species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names sandlace, woody wireweed, and Small's jointweed. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is limited to the central ridges of the peninsula, including the Lake Wales Ridge. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
Visitors to the flowers include the bee Dialectus placidensis, the shore fly Allotrichoma abdominalis, and the hairstreak butterfly Hemiargus ceraunus.
American Jointweed · Wireweed · Fringed Jointweed · Sandhill Wireweed · October Flower · Large Leaf Wireweed
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
