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Persicaria punctata

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Dotted Smartweed

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156831

Element CodePDPGN0L200

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPolygonales

FamilyPolygonaceae

GenusPersicaria

Synonyms

Polygonum punctatumEll.

Other Common Names

dotted smartweed (EN) Renouée ponctuée (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1985-05-11

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Saskatchewan	S2	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Alabama	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Kansas	S5	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S5	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S5	Yes
North Dakota	S3	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S5	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S5	Yes
Illinois	S5	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Hawaii	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S5	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S5	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S5	Yes
Virginia	S5	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Oregon	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Blakely	Ouachita National Forest	3,342

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Mtn.	Sequoia National Forest	15,102
Slate Mtn.	Sequoia National Forest	12,299

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Natural Area Wsa	Osceola National Forest	2,543

Indiana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mogan Ridge	Hoosier National Forest	8,435

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hegman Lakes	Superior National Forest	675

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.