Jointweed

There are two varies in Florida:  Polygonum polygamum var. polygamum and  Polygonum polygamum  var. brachystachyum



Dry, sunny wildflower garden.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Scrub, sandhill, scrubby flatwoods, open disturbed areas.

• Showy flowers, Showy fruits
• Attracts bees  (CoastalPlainsPlants).  Documented species include Colletes inandibularis, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonytna, A. metallica, Dialictus nyinphalis, D. placidensis, Halictus ligatus and  Sphecodes heraclei (Deyrup et al. 2002).