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Polygonum achoreum Blake
leathery knotweed
Symbol: POAC3
Group: Dicot
Family: Polygonaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native

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Plant Synonyms:
POAC3 Polygonum achoreum Blake
 

POERA

Polygonum erectum L. ssp. achoreum (S.F. Blake) A.& D. Löve
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State Distributional Map for POAC3
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Plant Distribution by State

Polygonum achoreum Blake

POAC3

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Related Taxa:
Polygonum achoreum Blake

View 30 genera in Polygonaceae, 78 species in Polygonum

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Classification:
Polygonum achoreum Blake

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Caryophyllidae –
                      Order Polygonales –
                         Family Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
                            Genus Polygonum L. – knotweed
                               Species Polygonum achoreum Blake – leathery knotweed

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Invasive Information:
Polygonum achoreum Blake
        striate knotweed
        leathery knotweed
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum achoreum Blake
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FACU NO FAC FACU FAC NO NO NO FACU NO FAC NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Polygonum achoreum Blake

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20868.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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