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Read more about Mile-a-minute-weed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Persicaria perfoliata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum perfoliatum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
COMMON NAME:
Asiatic Tearthumb, Mile-a-minute-weed, Mile-a-minute-vine
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5437879
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5480315
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5480355
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Stem, petioles, lower surface of major leaf veins w abundant recurved prickles, per Weakley's Flora.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5480389
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Spaced along the stem grow cuplike leafy structures (ocreas), per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5480394
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Leaves a distinctive equilateral triangle, 1-3" wide, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5480485
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5480493
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Small white flowers emerge from the rounded ocreas, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5480496
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Fruits metallic blue, pea-sized, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5480574
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Vines can grow to 15' long, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.