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Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.
giant knotweed

       
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Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

  FASA3 Fallopia sachalinensis (F. Schmidt ex Maxim.) Ronse Decr.
  RESA2 Reynoutria sachalinensis (F. Schmidt ex Maxim.) Nakai
 

Distribution:
Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, ID, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum
 

Classification:
Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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 sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim. – giant knotweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

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:
giant knotweed              B list (noxious weeds)
Connecticut:
giant knotweed              Potentially invasive, banned
Oregon:
giant knotweed              "B" designated weed
giant knotweed              Quarantine
Washington:
giant knotweed              Class B noxious weed
giant knotweed              Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

giant 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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
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 sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

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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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

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
UPL,NI UPL* UPL NI NO NO NO NO NO FACU* NI NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

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 20923.

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

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.

 

Related Web Sites:
Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim.

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

WA-King County Noxious Weeds

 
 
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