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Polygonum lapathifolium
curltop ladysthumb, curlytop knotweed, curlytop smartweed, dock-leaf smartweed, nodding smartweed, pale smartweed
Cape Lookout National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

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


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Arches National Park	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Dinosaur National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Everglades National Park	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Homestead National Historical Park	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 8:37:03 PM

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