Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross

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

Vernacular names

• renouée sagittée Darbyshire et al., 2000
• gratte-cul Marie-Victorin, 1995

• arrow-leaved smartweed Darbyshire et al., 2000
• arrow-leaved knotweed Cook & Sundberg, 2011
• arrow-leaved tearthumb FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• arrow-vine FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Synonyms

• Polygonum sagittatum Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Polygonum sagittatum var. gracilentum Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Tracaulon sagittatum (Linnaeus) Small FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Truellum sagittatum (Linnaeus) Soják 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 sagittata

Habit

Herb