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Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau
oval-leaf knotweed

       
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Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau

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Synonyms:
Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau

  POAE3 Polygonum aequale Lindm.
  POAVA Polygonum aviculare L. var. arenastrum (Jord. ex Boreau) Rouy
  POMO4 Polygonum montereyense Brenckle
 

Distribution:
Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau

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Distribution Map Legend

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, DE, FL, GA, HI, 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), USA+ (VI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum
 

Classification:
Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau

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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 arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau – oval-leaf knotweed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau

common knotweed
doorweed
matweed
ovalleaf knotweed
prostrate knotweed

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.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau

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 arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20872.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau

CalFlora: database occurrence

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

 
 
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