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Polygonum perfoliatum
Polygonum perfoliatum L.
Ampelygonum perfoliatum (L.) Roberty & Vautier
Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross
Asiatic Tearthumb, Devil’s Tail, Mile-a-minute Vine, Mile-a-minute Weed, Mile-a-minute Knotweed
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
| Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
| Family | Polygonaceae | Knotweed or smartweed family |
| Genus | Polygonum | Greek poly, “many,” and gonu, “knee,” for the swollen jointed stems |
| Species | perfoliatum | “Perforated,” because the stem “perforates” the leaves |
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Polygonum perfoliatum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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10/4/2010 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, MD
≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 19 cm) 
10/4/2010 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, MD
≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 19 cm)
10/4/2010 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, MD
≈ 4½ × 4½" (11 × 11 cm)
10/4/2010 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, MD
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm)
10/4/2010 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, MD
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 14 cm)
6/19/2009 · By Jacquelyn Boyt
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