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Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.
longroot smartweed

       
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Photo of Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.
Persicaria amphibia

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.

  PEAM8 Persicaria amphibia (L.) Gray p.p.
  PEAME Persicaria amphibia (L.) Gray var. emersa (Michx.) J.C. Hickman
  PECO23 Persicaria coccinea (Muhl. ex Willd.) Greene
  PEMU11 Persicaria muehlenbergii (S. Watson) Small
  POAMC Polygonum amphibium L. var. coccineum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Farw.
  POCO8 Polygonum coccineum Muhl. ex Willd.
  POCOP4 Polygonum coccineum Muhl. ex Willd. var. pratincola (Greene) Stanford
  POCOT Polygonum coccineum Muhl. ex Willd. var. terrestre Willd.
  POMU10 Polygonum muehlenbergii S. Watson
  POMUT Polygonum muehlenbergii S. Watson var. terrestre (Willd.) Trel.
 

Distribution:
Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, 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), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum, 2 varieties in Polygonum amphibium L.
 

Classification:
Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.

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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 amphibium L. – water knotweed
Variety Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx. – longroot smartweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.

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.

California:
kelp              C list (noxious weeds)
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.

Polygonum amphibium
water knotweed

The related entity italicized and indented above 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.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.

Polygonum amphibium:

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
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529773.

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

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

 
 
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