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Scientific Name
Polygonum hydropiper
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Polygonum hydropiper L.
Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (ALPO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
water-pepper
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 | Persicaria |
| Species | Polygonum hydropiper |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: 2010 Perles, ERMN Veg Monitoring, RefCode-664378
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 4/6/2008.
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: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 4/6/2008.
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 4/6/2008.
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
JSK
Created Date
5/28/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcallahan@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/25/2025 4:52:01 PM
Notes
2025-09-25: Updated from Probably Present to Present using Data Source: 2010 Perles, ERMN Veg Monitoring, RefCode-664378.
Park Species Data Source: Melton, 1982. NPBIB-133178., Accepted Detail: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
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