PLANTS Profile for Polygonum scandens var. cristatum (climbing false buckwheat)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason
climbing false buckwheat

Symbol:

POSCC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason

Tiniaria cristata

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 675. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason

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Synonyms:
Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason

	BICR	Bilderdykia cristata (Engelm. & A. Gray) Greene
	BISCC	Bilderdykia scandens (L.) Greene var. cristata (Engelm. & A. Gray) C.F. Reed
	POCR9	Polygonum cristatum Engelm. & A. Gray
	RESCC	Reynoutria scandens (L.) Shinners var. cristata (Engelm. & A. Gray) Shinners
	TICR2	Tiniaria cristata (Engelm. & A. Gray) Small

Distribution:
Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason


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Related Taxa:
Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum, 3 varieties in Polygonum scandens L.

Classification:
Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason

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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 scandens L. – climbing false buckwheat
Variety	Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason – climbing false buckwheat

Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason

Polygonum scandens:

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,FACW

FAC

FAC-

FAC

FACU

FACW

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum scandens L. var. cristatum (Engelm. & A. Gray) Gleason

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529790.

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

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