Polygonum amphibium L.
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Polygonum amphibium L.
USA (AK , 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, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
Related Taxa: Polygonum amphibium L.
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Classification: Polygonum amphibium L.
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Noxious Weed Information: Polygonum amphibium L.
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U.S. Weed Information: Polygonum amphibium L.
water knotweed
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
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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.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
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Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Polygonum amphibium L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
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Quinlan
Low
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values Wildlife
Habitat Values
Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife (http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birds.plants , 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.
More Accounts and Images: Polygonum amphibium L.
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View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20865.
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 species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account, 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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