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Persicaria lapathifolia

(L.) S.F. Gray

Dock-leaf Smartweed

G5Secure Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156830
Element CodePDPGN0L190
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusPersicaria
Synonyms
Polygonum lapathifoliumL.Polygonum pensylvanicum var. oneillii(Brenkle)
Other Common Names
Curlytop Knotweed (EN) curlytop knotweed (EN) Pale Smartweed (EN) Renouée à feuilles de patience (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Kartesz (1994) and FNA (vol. 5, 2005) here include Polygonum pensylvanicum ssp. oneillii as a synonym of P. lapathifolium, while Hulten (1968) treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-06-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
KansasS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNANo
WisconsinSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
MontanaSUYes
AlaskaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MarylandS4Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
IllinoisS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
DelawareSNANo
ColoradoS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
New JerseyS4Yes
TexasSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
New YorkSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (17)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
California (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest8,969
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
FibreHiawatha National Forest7,432
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
Chama WildernessSanta Fe National Forest1,295
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cougar BluffUmpqua National Forest5,574
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.