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Polygonum perfoliatum L.
Asiatic tearthumb

       
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Images:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

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Synonyms:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

  AMPE4 Ampelygonum perfoliatum (L.) Roberty & Vautier
 

Distribution:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum
 

Classification:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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 perfoliatum L. – Asiatic tearthumb
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alabama:
mile-a-minute              Class A noxious weed
Connecticut:
mile-a-minute vine              Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
Mile-a-minute vine or weed, Asiatic tearthumb              Prohibited
North Carolina:
mile-a-minute              Class A noxious weed
Ohio:
mile-a-minute weed              Prohibited noxious weed
Pennsylvania:
mile-a-minute              Noxious weed
South Carolina:
mile-a-minute weed              Plant pest
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

mile-a-minute weed

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to 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 weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
 

Introduced Information:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

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
FAC FAC* NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20914.

 

Related Web Sites:
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

CT-Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

CT-Invasive Plant Information Sheet

CT-USDA NRCS Invasive Species Identification Sheets

Canada-Invasive Exotic Plant Fact Sheets

DE-University of Delaware

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

MD-Green Industry News (Extension Service)

NC-New Pest Alert

OH-Identifying Mile-A-Minute Weed

Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheets

USFS Pest Alert

VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia

 
 
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