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Polygonum punctatum
water smartweed
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Polygonum punctatum Elliott
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		water smartweed
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Polygonaceae, Genus Persicaria, Species Polygonum punctatum


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Run National Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Suitland Parkway
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tuzigoot National Monument	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	12/21/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 10:34:39 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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