Polygonum arenastrum

TaxID: 701369

Basic Information

Polygonum arenastrum

Common Knotweed, Oval-leaf Knotweed

Polygonum arenastrum, commonly known as equal-leaved knotgrass, is a summer annual flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae. Other common names include common knotweed, prostrate knotweed, mat grass, oval-leaf knotweed, stone grass, wiregrass, and door weed, as well as many others. It is native to Eurasia and can be found on other continents as an introduced species and a common noxious weed. Knotweed was first seen in North America in 1809 and is now seen across much of the United States and Canada.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Caryophyllales

Polygonaceae

Polygonum

arenastrum

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Polygonum arenastrum
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Polygonum arenastrum
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Polygonum arenastrum
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(c) Molnár Ábel Péter@BY-NC
Polygonum arenastrum
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(c) Yura Yahnke@BY-NC
Polygonum arenastrum
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(c) Yura Yahnke@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Ecuador Quarantine pests —

Distribution (64 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Afghanistan Present —
Albania Present —
Andorra Present —
Argentina Present —
Armenia Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (8 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
POWNB073-10 - rbcL 542 United Kingdom 2010-08-29 50.984, -0.735
POWNB073-10 - matK 780 United Kingdom 2010-08-29 50.984, -0.735
POWNA3017-12 - rbcL 542 United Kingdom 2007-09-01 51.490406, -3.189669
POWNA3017-12 - matK 766 United Kingdom 2007-09-01 51.490406, -3.189669
POWNA2118-12 - rbcL 542 United Kingdom 2004-08-21 51.855034, -4.307209
POWNA2118-12 - ITS2 373 United Kingdom 2004-08-21 51.855034, -4.307209
GBVS989-13 - rbcL 576 - - -
GBVS1395-13 - matK 717 - - -

Literature