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Persicaria maculosa

Gray

Spotted Lady's-thumb

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151956

Element CodePDPGN0L1V0

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

Persicaria maculata(Raf.) S.F. GrayPolygonum persicariaL.

Other Common Names

Renouée persicaire (FR) spotted ladysthumb (EN)

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

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. FNA (vol. 5, 2005) transfers Polygonum persicaria to Persicaria maculosa.

Conservation Status

Review Date1998-09-16

Change Date1998-09-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Labrador	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

United StatesNU

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

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (20)

California (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Birch Creek	Inyo National Forest	28,816
Chanchelulla	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	3,915
Salt Gulch	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	6,511
West Girard	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	37,516

Minnesota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Baker - Homer - Brule Lakes	Superior National Forest	6,712
Tait Lake	Superior National Forest	6,327

Montana (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cabinet Face East #671	Kootenai National Forest	50,326
Flagstaff Mountain #690	Kootenai National Forest	11,114

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Jobildunk	White Mountain National Forest	3,660

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Arroyo de los Frijoles	Santa Fe National Forest	5,277
Gila Box	Gila National Forest	23,759

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lewis Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,616
Wellsville	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	1,717

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Oak Knob	George Washington National Forest	10,882
Skidmore	George Washington National Forest	5,641

Washington (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grassy Top	Colville National Forest	10,302
Grassy Top	Idaho Panhandle National Forests	13,485
Higgins Mountain	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	13,185
South Quinault	Olympic National Forest	11,081

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dry River (WV)	George Washington National Forest	7,331

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.