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Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake
leathery knotweed

       
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Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake

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Synonyms:
Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake

  POERA Polygonum erectum L. ssp. achoreum (S.F. Blake) A. Löve & D. Löve
 

Distribution:
Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake

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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, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum
 

Classification:
Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake

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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 achoreum S.F. Blake – leathery knotweed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake

leathery knotweed
striate 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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake

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
FACU,FAC FACU NO FAC FACU FAC NO NO NO FACU NO FAC NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20868.

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

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

 
 
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