PLANTS Profile for Polygonum sagittatum (arrowleaf tearthumb)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum sagittatum L.
arrowleaf tearthumb

Symbol:

POSA5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Images:
Polygonum sagittatum L.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum sagittatum L.

	PESA20	Persicaria sagittata (L.) Gross.
	POSAG	Polygonum sagittatum L. var. gracilentum Fernald
	TRSA4	Tracaulon sagittatum (L.) Small
	TRSAG	Tracaulon sagittatum (L.) Small var. gracilentum (Fernald) C.F. Reed
	TRSA7	Truellum sagittatum (L.) Soják

Distribution:
Polygonum sagittatum L.


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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum sagittatum L.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum

Classification:
Polygonum sagittatum L.

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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 sagittatum L. – arrowleaf tearthumb

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum sagittatum L.

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Polygonum sagittatum L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow					Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum sagittatum L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20863.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 01:31 AM MDT