PLANTS Profile for Polygonum cespitosum (Oriental lady's thumb)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.
Oriental lady's thumb

Symbol:

POCE4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

POCA49

Polygonum caespitosum Blume, orth. var.

Oriental lady's thumb

Distribution:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Polygonum cespitosum var. cespitosum
Oriental lady's thumb

Polygonum cespitosum var. longisetum
Oriental lady's thumb

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

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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 cespitosum Blume, nom. inq. – Oriental lady's thumb

Noxious Weed Information:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Connecticut:
Polygonum caespitosum
bristled knotweed		Potentially invasive, banned

U.S. Weed Information:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

Polygonum caespitosum
bristled knotweed
bunchy knotweed

The related entities and synonyms 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.

SEEPPC

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.

Introduced Information:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

Polygonum caespitosum:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 6

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACW-

FACU-

FACW-

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504509.

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