PLANTS Profile for Polygonum bellardii (narrowleaf knotweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum bellardii All.
narrowleaf knotweed

Symbol:

POBE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Polygonum bellardii All.

Polygonum neglectum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 662. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Polygonum bellardii All.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum bellardii All.

	POAVA2	Polygonum aviculare L. var. angustissimum Meisn.
	PONE8	Polygonum neglectum Besser
	POPR9	Polygonum provinciale K. Koch
	PORU12	Polygonum rurivagum Jord. ex Boreau

Distribution:
Polygonum bellardii All.


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USA (AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum bellardii All.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum

Classification:
Polygonum bellardii All.

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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 bellardii All. – narrowleaf knotweed

Introduced Information:
Polygonum bellardii All.

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 bellardii All.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565424.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 04:46 AM MDT