Persicaria pensylvanica

TaxID: 137687

Basic Information

Persicaria pensylvanica

Pennsylvania Smartweed, Pinkweed

Persicaria pensylvanica (syn. Polygonum pensylvanicum) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. It is native to parts of North America, where it is widespread in Canada and the United States. It has also been noted as an introduced species in parts of Europe and South America. Common names include Pennsylvania smartweed, pinkweed, and common smartweed.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Caryophyllales

Polygonaceae

Persicaria

pensylvanica

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Persicaria pensylvanica
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(c) Sandy Wolkenberg@BY
Persicaria pensylvanica
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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA
Persicaria pensylvanica
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(c) lynnerop@BY-NC
Persicaria pensylvanica
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(c) Rob Curtis@BY-NC-SA
Persicaria pensylvanica
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(c) Giovanni Perico@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 (7 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Georgia Absent 2018
Iran A1 list 2018
Israel Quarantine pest 2009
Jordan A1 list 2013
Ukraine Absent 2019
Uzbekistan A1 list 2008

Distribution (29 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Switzerland Present —
Colombia Present —
Cuba Present —
Czechia Present —
Germany 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 (23 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
WAT160-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2006-10-25 43.1167, -79.2
WAT160-12 - ITS2 366 Canada 2006-10-25 43.1167, -79.2
VEMSH417-13 - rbcLa 569 Canada 2012-08-31 45.536, -73.156
VEMSH357-13 - rbcLa 554 Canada 2012-08-07 45.535, -73.149
VEMSH357-13 - matK 743 Canada 2012-08-07 45.535, -73.149
VEMSH275-13 - rbcLa 392 Canada 2012-07-04 45.535, -73.149
VEMSH275-13 - matK 690 Canada 2012-07-04 45.535, -73.149
SERC173-14 - trnH-psbA 347 United States 2012-07-05 38.889, -76.559
SERC173-14 - rbcLa 553 United States 2012-07-05 38.889, -76.559
SERC173-14 - matK 444 United States 2012-07-05 38.889, -76.559
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Literature