Resources
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Selected Images
 0581047 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Foliage Jil Swearingen |
 5273094 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 5273090 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Infestation Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 5273095 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Foliage Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 1149044 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Foliage USDA APHIS PPQ Archive |
 1237070 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Foliage Britt Slattery |
 5379894 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Foliage Kenneth R. Law |
 5273093 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Seedling(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 5273088 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Feature(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 5273089 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 5273091 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
 5273092 mile-a-minute weed Persicaria perfoliata Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
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Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class A Noxious Weed
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Invasive Plant Council of New York State
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds - Class A
- Ohio Noxious Weeds
- Pennsylvania Noxious Weeds
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- Tatyana Livschultz, Pennsylvania survey of invasive plants,
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch List B
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Noxious Weeds
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Caryophyllidae |
| Order: Polygonales |
| Family: Polygonaceae |
| Genus: Persicaria |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
devil's tearthumb
Related Scientific Names:
| Ampelygonum perfoliatum L. | (Synonym) |
| Polygonum perfoliatum L. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
Invasive.org is a joint project of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health and USDA APHIS PPQ, with additional support from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and USDA Forest Service. |
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