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Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
pinkhead smartweed
Symbol: POCA21
Group: Dicot
Family: Polygonaceae
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Synonyms:
POCA21 Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
 

PECA29

Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Gross.
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State Distributional Map for POCA21
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Plant Distribution by State

Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

POCA21

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California
Hawaii
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California distribution information
Related Taxa:
Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

View 30 genera in Polygonaceae, 78 species in Polygonum

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Classification:
Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

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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 capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don – pinkhead smartweed

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Introduced Information:
Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20885.

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