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Scientific Name
Polygonum scandens
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Polygonum scandens L.
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
climbing false buckwheat
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderCaryophyllanae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusFallopia
SpeciesPolygonum scandens
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
10
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
10/16/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jeffrey Shreiner, 2003.
Last Modified Date
4/9/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Three varieties of this taxon occur in PA and NJ. Var. scandens, the commonest, occurs in moist woods, thickets, roadsides and waste ground. Var. cristatum is found in dry rocky woods, wooded banks and thickets. Var. dumetorum is found in moist woods, alluvial thickets and roadsides. More field work is needed to determine which varieties are present in the Park., Park Species Data Source: Updated by William Olson, July, 2003.
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