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Scientific Name
Polygonum cuspidatum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Japanese knotweed
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Caryophyllanae |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Genus | Fallopia |
| Species | Polygonum cuspidatum |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Invasive
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common along the Delaware River shore. Uncommon along tributaries and roadside ditches.
Management Tags
- Management Priority
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JLS
Created Date
12/23/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jeffrey Shreiner
Last Modified Date
1/27/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Found on stream banks, roadsides, railroad banks and waste areas. Also known as Fallopia japonica, Pleuropterus cuspidatum and Reynoutria japonica., Park Species Data Source: Updated by William Olson, July, 2003.
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