Characteristics
Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross
Nepalese smartweed
Roadsides, dirt roads through forests, logged forests, disturbed sites, and thickets in mesic to wet-mesic soils. Becoming very common in the Catskill region of New York and potentially a highly invasive plant.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native
Naturalized
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Classification
Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross - Nepalese smartweed
Citation
Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.