PLANTS Profile for Polygonum setaceum (bog smartweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum setaceum Baldw.
bog smartweed

Symbol:

POSE6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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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 setaceum Baldw.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum setaceum Baldw.

	PESE15	Persicaria setacea (Baldw.) Small
	PESEI	Persicaria setacea (Baldw.) Small var. interjecta (Fernald) C.F. Reed
	PESET	Persicaria setacea (Baldw.) Small var. tonsa (Fernald) C.F. Reed
	POHYS2	Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. var. setaceum (Baldw.) Gleason
	POSEI	Polygonum setaceum Baldw. var. interjectum Fernald
	POSET	Polygonum setaceum Baldw. var. tonsum Fernald

Distribution:
Polygonum setaceum Baldw.


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum setaceum Baldw.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum

Classification:
Polygonum setaceum Baldw.

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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 setaceum Baldw. – bog smartweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygonum setaceum Baldw.

The synonym italicized and indented below 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 protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. setaceum
swamp smartweed		Endangered
Massachusetts:
Persicaria setacea
strigose knotweed		Threatened
New York:
Polygonum setaceum var. interjectum
swamp smartweed		Endangered
Ohio:
Polygonum setaceum var. interjectum
bristly smartweed		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Polygonum setaceum var. interjectum
swamp smartweed		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Polygonum hydropiperoides var. setaceum
strigose knotweed		Historical

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum setaceum Baldw.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,OBL

OBL

FACW

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum setaceum Baldw.

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 taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20926.

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 07:42 PM MDT