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Polygonum glaucum Nutt.
seaside knotweed

       
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Line Drawing of Polygonum glaucum Nutt.
Polygonum maritimum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 660. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

  POMA27 Polygonum maritimum auct. non L.
 

Distribution:
Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

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USA (CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, RI, SC, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum
 

Classification:
Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

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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 glaucum Nutt. – seaside knotweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

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 protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
seabeach knotweed              Special Concern
Maryland:
seaside knotweed              Endangered
Massachusetts:
sea-beach knotweed              Special Concern
New Jersey:
sea-beach knotweed              Endangered
New York:
seabeach knotweed              Rare
Rhode Island:
seabeach knotweed              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

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 taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20855.

 
 
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