Largeflower Jointweed

Polygonum nesomii
(Sandhill Wireweed)
Español: Pepino dulce
Dry wildflower garden.  Abundant flowers are produced near the ends of the stems.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Wildlife

Seeds eaten by birds.

Habitat

Scrub, scrubby ruderal areas, sandhill, river levees.

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers, Showy fruits
  • Attracts bees and butterflies (Hawthorn Hill).  Documented bee visitors include  Colletes mandibularis, C. thysanellae, Colletes sp. A, Hylaeus confluens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyina, A. szcmnptuosa, Dialictus ininiatulus, D. nymnphalis, D. placidensis, Sphecodes heraclei, Anthidiellum perplexurn, Coelioxys sayi, C. octodentata, Megachile albitarsis, Apis inellifera and  Bornbus impatiens (Deyrup et al. 2002).