Selected Images
![]() 1459293 ladysthumb Persicaria maculosa Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459292 ladysthumb Persicaria maculosa Foliage Steve Dewey |
![]() 5350076 ladysthumb Persicaria maculosa Foliage Dan Tenaglia |
![]() 5387577 ladysthumb Persicaria maculosa Flower(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 5387579 ladysthumb Persicaria maculosa Stem(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 5387580 ladysthumb Persicaria maculosa Stem(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso |
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
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
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| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 3
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Lesser Threat
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Caryophyllidae |
| Order: Polygonales |
| Family: Polygonaceae |
| Genus: Persicaria |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
spotted ladysthumb, ladysthumb smartweed, smartweed
Related Scientific Names:
| Polygonum persicaria L. | (Synonym) |









