E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Persicaria pensylvanica (Linnaeus) M. Gómez
Pennsylvania smartweed
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Persicaria pensylvanica
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Introduction

This annual weed from eastern North America was collected long ago from Agassiz (Anderson 450 @ V) and occasionally shows up along railroad tracks in Greater Vancouver (Lomer 90-173 @ UBC).

Note Author: Frank Lomer, Honourary Research Associate, University of British Columbia Herbarium

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.