Species: Polygonum persicaria
Lady's Thumb
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Polygonales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Polygonum
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Spotted Lady's-thumb - renouée persicaire - spotted ladysthumb
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Buckwheat Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Polygonales - Polygonaceae - Polygonum - As treated by Kartesz (1999 floristic synthesis), Polygonum persicaria includes not only the generally Eurasian P. persicaria, but also Polygonum fusiforme, apparently native in the southwestern United States, and P. puritanorum, apparently native in the northeastern U.S. and adjacent Canada; these latter two species are sometimes considered distinct, in which case P. persicaria may then be exotic-only in North America.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1998-09-16
Global Status Last Changed
1998-09-16
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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