PLANTS Profile for Polygonum robustius (stout smartweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum robustius (Small) Fernald
stout smartweed

Symbol:

PORO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Polygonum robustius (Small) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Polygonum robustius (Small) Fernald

	PERO7	Persicaria robustior (Small) E.P. Bicknell
	POPUM	Polygonum punctatum Elliott var. majus (Meisn.) Fassett
	POPUR	Polygonum punctatum Elliott var. robustius Small

Distribution:
Polygonum robustius (Small) Fernald


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, FL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, VA), USA+ (PR), CAN (NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum robustius (Small) Fernald

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum

Classification:
Polygonum robustius (Small) Fernald

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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 robustius (Small) Fernald – stout smartweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygonum robustius (Small) Fernald

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 protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
stout smartweed		Endangered, Extirpated
New Hampshire:
robust knotweed		Threatened
Ohio:
coarse smartweed		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Polygonum robustius (Small) Fernald

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OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum robustius (Small) Fernald

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20922.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 10:25 PM CDT