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Polygonum caespitosum
low smartweed
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Polygonum caespitosum Blume
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		low smartweed
Park Synonyms:		Polygonum cespitosum

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


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Prince William Forest Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	3/9/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 12:14:08 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.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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