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Persicaria perfoliata (Mile-a-minute Weed, Asiatic Tearthumb)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 9001328



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Polygonales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species: Persicaria perfoliata
 
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  • Formerly known as Polygonum perfoliatum edit | delete
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  TooManyWeeds87 (501) wrote on Mar 31 2010
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This is a horribly invasive weed with tiny barbs. Do not handle with bare hands!

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Jerry Sullivan (2109) wrote on Jul 01 2011
Hate at first touch best describes my initial encounter with this scourge of any garden. If you see one, it is one too many. You will be doing everyone and yourself a favor by DESTROYING this plant if you can get it to let go of you. Have I said enough hateful things about this plant?

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