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Polygonum scandens
climbing false buckwheat, climbing knotweed
Indiana Dunes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

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


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Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 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
Blue Ridge Parkway	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
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:	7/22/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:28:22 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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