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Polygonum lapathifolium
curltop ladysthumb, curlytop knotweed, curlytop smartweed, dock-leaf smartweed, nodding smartweed, pale smartweed
Mesa Verde National Park
			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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NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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	Cape Lookout 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	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:	9/25/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 4:58:08 PM

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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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