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Scientific Name

Polygonum caespitosum

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Polygonum caespitosum Blume

Park

Friendship Hill National Historic Site (FRHI)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

low smartweed

Park Synonyms

Polygonum cespitosum

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Plantae
Subkingdom	Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta
Superdivision	Embryophyta
Division	Tracheophyta
Subdivision	Spermatophytina
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Caryophyllanae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Polygonaceae
Genus	Persicaria
Species	Polygonum caespitosum

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Zimmerman and Yoder, 2006. NPBIB-632504.; Steve Grund, Botanist and Vascula plant taxa expert, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 3/9/2007.

Nativeness

Non-native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Zimmerman and Yoder, 2006. NPBIB-632504; Steve Grund, Botanist and Vascula plant taxa expert, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 3/9/2007. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Zimmerman and Yoder, 2006. NPBIB-632504; Steve Grund, Botanist and Vascula plant taxa expert, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 3/9/2007. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: S. Grund, Botanist, 3/9/2007.

Abundance

Uncommon

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist and Vascula plant taxa expert, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 3/9/2007.

Management Tags

Management Priority
Not the worst of the invasives, but definitely not restricted to highly disturbed habitats, and can be a threat to biodiversity in some situations, e.g. vernal ponds--S. Grund, Botanist, 3/9/2007.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Created Date

7/21/2006 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Last Modified Date

3/9/2007 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Detail: See alternative spelling Polygonum cespitosum (TSN #504509) to view additional species evidence. All data associated with the FRHI PLOTS Database can be viewed on-line at the USGS--NPS National Vegetation Mapping Program web site: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/index.html, Park Species Data Source: Perles et al., June 2006. NPBIB-627533; FRHI_PLOT_AA_DATA.mdb, Accepted Detail: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 3/5/2007.

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NPSpecies

Information on Species in National Parks

NPSpecies-1.9.3.24963-20240824-030002