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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | POPE3 |
| Group: | Dicot |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Duration: |
Annual Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Native Status: |
AK I CAN I GL I L48 I SPM I |
| Characteristics | |
| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Native |  |
Introduced |  |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Native, No County Data |  |
Introduced, No County Data |  |
Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
| Symbol | Scientific Name |
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| PEMA17 | Persicaria maculata (Raf.) Gray |
| PEMA24 | Persicaria maculosa Gray |
| PEPE18 | Persicaria persicaria (L.) Small, nom. inval. |
| PEPU5 | Persicaria puritanorum (Fernald) Soják |
| PERU8 | Persicaria ruderalis (Salisb.) C.F. Reed |
| PERUV | Persicaria ruderalis (Salisb.) C.F. Reed var. vulgaris (Webb & Moq.) C.F. Reed |
| PEVU | Persicaria vulgaris Webb & Moq. |
| PODU3 | Polygonum dubium Stein |
| POFU | Polygonum fusiforme Greene |
| POMI11 | Polygonum minus auct. non Huds. |
| POMIS | Polygonum minus Huds. var. subcontinuum (Meisn.) Fernald |
| POPEA2 | Polygonum persicaria L. var. angustifolium Beckh. |
| POPER2 | Polygonum persicaria L. var. ruderale (Salisb.) Meisn. |
| POPU11 | Polygonum puritanorum Fernald |
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 persicaria L. – spotted ladysthumb |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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| 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. | |
| Massachusetts
Polygonum puritanorum
pondshore knotweed
Special Concern
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Polygonum persicaria
lady's thumb
ladysthumb smartweed
smartweed
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| SEEPPC | Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee. |
| SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
| WSWS | Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. |
Wetland Status
PEPU5 Persicaria puritanorum (Fernald) Soják
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PEMA24 Persicaria maculosa Gray
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Martin | Minor | Low | Low |
Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin |
Sources
| Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications. New York. |
Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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| High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
| Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
| Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
| Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |
