PLANTS Profile for Polygonum phytolaccifolium (poke knotweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small
poke knotweed

Symbol:

POPH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Adams, Bench Lake. August 7, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small

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Synonyms:
Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small

	ACPH2	Aconogonum phytolaccifolium (Meisn. ex Small) Small ex Rydb.
	ACPHG	Aconogonum phytolaccifolium (Meisn. ex Small) Small ex Rydb. var. glabrum S.-P. Hong

Distribution:
Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small


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USA (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum

Classification:
Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small

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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 phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small – poke knotweed

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small

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FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20916.

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

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 02:20 PM CST