Plants Profile for Polygonum glabrum (denseflower knotweed)

General Information
Symbol:	POGL10
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Polygonaceae
Duration:	Annual Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N PR N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 667. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
PEDE15	Persicaria densiflora (Meisn.) Moldenke
PEGL23	Persicaria glabra (Willd.) G. Maza
PEPO8	Persicaria portoricensis (Bertero ex Small) Small
PODE2	Polygonum densiflorum Meisn.	denseflower knotweed
POPO16	Polygonum portoricense Bertero ex Small

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 glabrum Willd. – denseflower knotweed

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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 protected plant list for that location.
Maryland Polygonum densiflorum dense-flowered knotweed Endangered
New Jersey Polygonum densiflorum dense-flower knotweed Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

PEGL23 Persicaria glabra (Willd.) G. Maza

Top Level Regions
Caribbean	OBL
Hawaii	OBL

North America
Arid West	OBL
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Great Plains	OBL
Midwest	OBL