Persicaria perfoliata

Persicaria perfoliata (Linnaeus) H. Gross is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2005.

Vernacular names

• renouée perfoliée Favreau

• Asiatic tearthumb ITIS, 2010
• devil's-tail FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• giant climbing tearthumb FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• mile-a-minute weed FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Synonyms

• Polygonum arifolium var. perfoliatum Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Polygonum perfoliatum Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Caryophyllanae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Polygonaceae
Subfamily	Polygonoideae
Tribe	Persicarieae
Genus	Persicaria
Section	Persicaria sect. Echinocaulon
Species	Persicaria perfoliata

Habit

Herb