Persicaria maculosa GrayNon-Native
[Invasive]
SynonymsPolygonum persicaria L.
Persicaria maculata (Raf.) A. Love & D. Love
Persicaria persicaria (L.) Small
Persicaria ruderalis (Salisb.) C.F. Reed
Persicaria ruderalis (Salisb.) C.F. Reed var. vulgaris (Webb & Moq.) C.F. Reed
Persicaria vulgaris Webb & Moq.
Polygonum dubium Stein
Polygonum fusiforme Greene
Polygonum minus auct. non Huds.
Polygonum minus Huds. var. subcontinuum (Meisn.) Fernald
Polygonum persicaria L. var. angustifolium Beckh.
Polygonum persicaria L. var. ruderale (Salisb.) Meisn.
Polygonum puritanorum Fernald
Common name(s)lady's thumb
FamilyPolygonaceae
Conservation statusNot threatened

Found at the following sites :
Marquette Pannes
Bock-Higgins
Calumet Prairie
Beaver Dam
Samuelson Fen
Little Calumet River Prairie & Wetlands
Munster Heritage Park & Bieker Woods
Stockwell Woods
Marquette Park
Roxana Marsh
INDU Lake Plain Prairie
Big Marsh

Present Absent Previous, not current
Plants - See list of all plant species found at NIRMI sites
Fungi - See list of all fungi species found at NIRMI sites

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