Plants Profile for Polygonum setaceum (bog smartweed)

General Information
Symbol:	POSE6
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Polygonaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
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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 SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. 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: 669. 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
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
POSES	Polygonum setaceum Baldw. var. setaceum
POSET	Polygonum setaceum Baldw. var. tonsum Fernald

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 setaceum Baldw. – bog smartweed

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.
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 Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

PESE15 Persicaria setacea (Baldw.) Small

North America
Arid West	OBL
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Great Plains	OBL
Midwest	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	OBL