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Polygonum scandens
false buckwheat
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Polygonum scandens L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		false buckwheat
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		1 Observations, 5 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Mammoth Cave National Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Morristown National Historical Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pipestone National Monument	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/20/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 11:22:56 AM

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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