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Scientific Name
Persicaria pensylvanica
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Persicaria pensylvanica (L.) M. Gómez
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Pennsylvania Smartweed
Park Synonyms
Polygonum pensylvanicum
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderCaryophyllanae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusPersicaria
SpeciesPersicaria pensylvanica
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
on Park list
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Elevation Range Tags
  • Wide Range
Life form Tags
  • Annual herb
Park Rank Tags
  • Park uncommon
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Dicot
Wetland Status Tags
  • Facultative Wetland
Bloom Time Tags
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
6
References
4
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 1:30:25 PM
Last Modified By
skennedy@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/30/2019 1:31:34 PM
Notes
Other Parks
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH)
Buffalo National River (BUFF)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Fort Larned National Historic Site (FOLS)
First State National Historical Park (FRST)
Great Falls Park (GRFA)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Hot Springs National Park (HOSP)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Pea Ridge National Military Park (PERI)
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
Rock Creek Park (ROCR)
Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR)
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