PLANTS Profile for Polygonum nepalense (Nepalese smartweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum nepalense Meisn.
Nepalese smartweed

Symbol:

PONE9

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

More Information:

Images:
Polygonum nepalense Meisn.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum nepalense Meisn.

POAL15

Polygonum alatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

Distribution:
Polygonum nepalense Meisn.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, FL, MA, NY, PA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum nepalense Meisn.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum

Classification:
Polygonum nepalense Meisn.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Polygonales
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Polygonum L. – knotweed
Species	Polygonum nepalense Meisn. – Nepalese smartweed

Introduced Information:
Polygonum nepalense Meisn.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum nepalense Meisn.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20906.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 05:54 AM MDT