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Polygonum persicaria
ladysthumb, lady's-thumb, ladysthumb smartweed, spotted knotweed, spotted ladysthumb, spotted smartweed
Aztec Ruins National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Polygonum persicaria L.
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Polygonaceae, Genus Persicaria, Species Polygonum persicaria


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fire Island National Seashore	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pecos National Historical Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts	Yosemite National Park
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	3/27/2009

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 9:11:51 AM

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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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