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Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.
spiny threecornerjack

       
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Synonyms:
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.

  RUSP9 Rumex spinosus L.
 

Distribution:
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, FL, HI, MA, NJ, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 2 species in Emex
 

Classification:
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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 Emex Campd. – threecornerjack
Species Emex spinosa (L.) Campd. – spiny threecornerjack
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.

This plant is 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
devil's thorn              Noxious weed
Alabama:
devil's thorn              Class A noxious weed
California:
devil's thorn              Quarantine
Florida:
devil's thorn              Noxious weed
Hawaii:
spiny emex              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
devil's thorn              Prohibited
Minnesota:
devil's thorn              Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
spiny threecornerjack              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
devil's thorn              Quarantine
South Carolina:
spiny emex              Plant pest
Vermont:
devil's thorn              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.

devil's thorn

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.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.

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:
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.

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 21053.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd.

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: distribution map

 
 
Time Generated: 10/05/2008 12:11 PM MDT