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Persicaria perfoliata

(L.) H. Gross

Mile-a-minute-weed

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145545

Element CodePDPGN0L1U0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPolygonales

FamilyPolygonaceae

GenusPersicaria

Synonyms

Polygonum perfoliatumL.

Other Common Names

Asiatic Tearthumb (EN) Asiatic tearthumb (EN) Renouée perfoliée (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

FNA (vol. 5, 2005) transfers Polygonum perfoliatum to Persicaria perfoliata.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Allegheny Front	Allegheny National Forest	7,430

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Three Ridges	George Washington National Forest	4,745

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.