PLANTS Profile for Polygonum persicaria (spotted ladysthumb)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum persicaria L.
spotted ladysthumb

Symbol:

POPE3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
CAN		I
GL		I
SPM		I

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Persicaria maculosa

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Polygonum persicaria L.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum persicaria L.

	PEMA17	Persicaria maculata (Raf.) Gray
	PEMA24	Persicaria maculosa Gray
	PEPE18	Persicaria persicaria (L.) Small
	PERU8	Persicaria ruderalis (Salisb.) C.F. Reed
	PERUV	Persicaria ruderalis (Salisb.) C.F. Reed var. vulgaris (Webb & Moq.) C.F. Reed
	PEVU	Persicaria vulgaris Webb & Moq.
	PODU3	Polygonum dubium Stein
	POFU	Polygonum fusiforme Greene
	POMI11	Polygonum minus auct. non Huds.
	POMIS	Polygonum minus Huds. var. subcontinuum (Meisn.) Fernald
	POPEA2	Polygonum persicaria L. var. angustifolium Beckh.
	POPER2	Polygonum persicaria L. var. ruderale (Salisb.) Meisn.
	POPU11	Polygonum puritanorum Fernald

Distribution:
Polygonum persicaria L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum persicaria L.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum

Classification:
Polygonum persicaria L.

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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 persicaria L. – spotted ladysthumb

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygonum persicaria L.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Massachusetts:
Polygonum puritanorum
pondshore knotweed		Special Concern

U.S. Weed Information:
Polygonum persicaria L.

lady's thumb
ladysthumb smartweed
smartweed

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC		Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Polygonum persicaria L.

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum persicaria L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,OBL

FACW

OBL

FACW+

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Polygonum persicaria L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin			Minor		Low		Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum persicaria L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20915.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Polygonum persicaria L.

British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program

Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images

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