PLANTS Profile for Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum (Oriental lady's thumb)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum cespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward
Oriental lady's thumb

Symbol:

POCEL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

More Information:

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Polygonum cespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward

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Synonyms:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward

PECAL	Persicaria caespitosa (Blume) Nakai var. longiseta (Bruijn) C.F. Reed, orth. var.
PELO10	Persicaria longiseta (Bruijn) Kitag.
POCAL2	Polygonum caespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward, orth. var.	Oriental lady's thumb
POLO12	Polygonum longisetum Bruijn

Distribution:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum, 2 varieties in Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

Classification:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward

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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 cespitosum Blume, nom. inq. – Oriental lady's thumb
Variety	Polygonum cespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward – Oriental lady's thumb

Introduced Information:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward

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 cespitosum Blume var. longisetum (Bruijn) A.N. Steward

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529778.

Time Generated: 10/05/2008 10:38 AM MDT