Persicaria sagittata

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POLYGONACEAE
Species:Persicaria sagittata (L.) H. Gross
Common Name:Arrowleaf Tearthumb; Arrow Vine; Scratch Grass
Habitat:Wet disturbed sites.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:POSA5
Plant Notes:Arrowleaf Tearthumb is a native herbaceous annual in the Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It occurs in both eastern North America and eastern Asia. In Alabama it can be found nearly statewide. Arrowleaf Tearthumb occurs in swamps and marshes, on wet roadsides, along the shores of streams and ponds, and in other types of wetlands. Arrowleaf Tearthumb is a vine-like species 6-8 feet in length, clambering over other vegetation. The stems are 4-angled, glabrous, green or reddish brown in color, and armed with recurved prickles. The leaves are alternate, petiolate, glabrous to densely appressed pubescent, oblong in outline with sagittate or cordate bases and entire margins. The midrib on the lower surface of the leaf usually has retrorse prickles. The ocrea is tubular, membranous, glabrous, and with long bristles at the apex. Flowers are produced in capitate axillary or terminal inflorescences. Individual flowers have a 5-parted white or pinkish perianth, 3 styles, and 8 stamens. The fruit is a brown 3-angled achene enclosed by the persistent perianth. This species is a larval food for the Gray Hairstreak Butterfly (Strymon melinus).—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPOLYGONACEAE - Buckwheat family
Genus Persicaria
Species Persicaria sagittata (L.) H. Gross - Arrowleaf Tearthumb; Arrow Vine; Scratch Grass

Citation

Citation Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 113. 1919.
Basionym: Polygonum sagittatum L. 1753.
Type: Without data (lectotype: "Helxine caule erecto, aculeis reflexis exasperato" in Linnaeus, Hort. Cliffort. t. 12. 1738). Lectotypified by Stearn, Introd. Linnaeus' Sp. Pl. 47. 1957.l

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Polygonum sagittatum POLYGONUM SAGITTATUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 363. 1753.   
Polygonum sagittatum var. gracilentum Polygonum sagittatum Linnaeus, var. gracilentum Fernald, Rhodora 44: 393. 1942.   
Tracaulon sagittatum  Polygonum sagittatum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 363. 1753. 
Truellum sagittatum  Polygonum sagittatum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 363. 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Coosa, Crenshaw, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1966 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0052057 Madison 04 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
1133		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) H. Gross ex Nakai
UNA00010064 Autauga _ Sep 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
AUA_ACC_13610 Macon 22 Jul 1967 Dent, D.M.
S.N.		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
UNA00010004 Perry 19 Oct 1977 Bradshaw, Dwight K.
205		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
TROY000044589 Autauga 03 Nov 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
237		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
AUA_ACC_29753 Cleburne 12 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1776		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
UWAL0056812 Fayette 21 Jun 2023 England, Kevin J.
13777		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) H. Gross ex Nakai
UNA00058149 Marion 03 Jun 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2129		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
UWAL0046612 Autauga 03 Nov 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
237		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
JSU139531 Talladega 04 Oct 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
5190		 JSU
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
AUA_ACC_22989 Lee 2 Nov 1971 Boone, Allison
310		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
TROY000039842 Butler 02 Sep 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24505		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
AUA_ACC_8137 Lee 15 Jul 1959 Pongsuwana, Umpol
S.N.		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
UNA00010084 Madison 03 Sep 1979 Meigs, Russell A.
259		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
JSU139527 Clay 19 Oct 1996 Ballard, J. Mark
7002		 JSU
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
UWAL0014118 Butler 02 Sep 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24505		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
UNA00010009 Calhoun 21 Jun 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
860		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
JSU139523 Calhoun 20 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
791		 JSU
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
TROY000007992 Coffee 13 Jul 2000 Martin, Brian H.
772		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
AUA_ACC_35119 Jefferson 25 Sep 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1901		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
AUA_ACC_801 Russell 1 Aug 1964 Boyd, C.E.
S.N.		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
TROY000041125 Elmore 14 Apr 2012 Pullen, Robert
387		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
AUA_ACC_11092 Lee 15 Jun 1963 Rogers, Ken
S.N.		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
AUA_ACC_42241 Lee 13 Jul 1972 Hudgins, Charles H.
142		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
JSU139528 Jackson 30 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7416		 JSU
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
JSU139525 Calhoun 10 Sep 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
929		 JSU
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
ALNHS00001442 Randolph 08 Oct 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#856		 ALNHS
Persicaria sagittata (L.) Gross.
JSU139524 Calhoun 20 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
791		 JSU
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
UNA00010059 Fayette 22 Sep 1981 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2173		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
UNA00010079 Tuscaloosa 7 Sep 1981 Lynch, Jan
19		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
UWAL0005893 Fayette 12 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4832		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) Gross.
UNA00010079 Tuscaloosa 07 Sep 1981 Lynch, Jan
19		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
UWAL0035306 Cleburne 25 May 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3200		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
TROY000033623 Barbour 20 Aug 2011 Morrison, Derek
25		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
AUA_ACC_2084 Lee 10 May 1955 Arner, Dale H.
S.N.		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
TROY000029846 Pike 03 Oct 2004 Yoder, Robert
6		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
UNA00010069 Pickens 19 Sep 1985 Horn, Charles N.
960		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
UWAL0049452 Blount 10 Nov 2012 Anderson, Kelly
90		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) H. Gross
UWAL0047025 Marshall 13 Jun 2007 Webb, David H.
6612		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) H. Gross ex Nakai
UWAL0005892 Crenshaw 25 Aug 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20904		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) Gross.
UNA00063630 Pike 18 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14826		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
AUA000030268 Lee 27 May 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
CSP-220		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
TROY000029320 Crenshaw 25 Aug 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20904		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
TROY000048270 Autauga 05 Oct 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1829		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
TROY000040901 Lamar 05 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7578		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
AUA_ACC_17253 Tallapoosa 20 Jun 1969 Thornhill, Randy
4		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
AUA_ACC_51163 Pike 15 Sep 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7129		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
UNA00010093 Elmore 17 Oct 1977 Wiersema, John H.
310		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
UNA00010098 Dallas 30 Sep 1986 Burckhalter, Robert
793		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
AUA_ACC_5469 Lee 22 May 1954 Kelly, H.D.
S.N.		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
UNA00010004 Perry 19 Oct 1977 Bradshaw, Dwight K.
205		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
AUA_ACC_28249 Coosa 10 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1320		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
UWAL0011924 Lamar 05 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7578		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
TROY000007991 Butler 07 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17031		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
TROY000007993 Pike 18 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14826		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
UWAL0057481 Mobile 17 Sep 2022 Horne, Howard H.
5075		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) H.Gross ex Nakai
SAMF0003558 Talladega 07 Oct 2003 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3006		 SAMF
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
UNA00010034 Shelby 21 Jun 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1946		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
UNA00023340 Tuscaloosa 08 Oct 1992 Haynes, Chris G.
42		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
TROY000021604 Fayette 12 Sep 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4832		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
UWAL0031193 Etowah 13 Sep 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14124		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) Gross.
AUA_ACC_34700 Lee 20 Oct 1979 Garrett, Bill
31		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
TROY000030851 Lee 15 Jun 1963 Rogers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 TROY
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
UNA00065624 Butler 07 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17031		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
AUA_ACC_28421 Cleburne 12 Sep 1975 Rutland, David W.
1813		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
AUA_ACC_64273 Pike 18 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14826		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
UNA00073611 Lamar 05 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7578		 UNA
Persicaria Sagittata Howard Gross
UWAL0046045 Autauga 05 Oct 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1829		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
JSU139529 Jackson 21 Sep 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10023		 JSU
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
UWAL0030335 Chambers 04 Oct 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14198		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) Gross.
AUA_ACC_3369 Lee 28 Jul 1962 Gramlich, Jim
S.N.		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
UNA00010074 Cleburne 01 Jul 1979 Davenport, Lawrence J.
1233		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
UNA00070164 Marshall 23 Sep 2009 Webb, David
7210		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
AUA_ACC_28163 Calhoun 29 Aug 1975 Rutland, David W.
1008		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
UWAL0005451 Lee 10 May 1955 Arner, Dale H.
s.n.		 UWAL
Persicaria sagittata (L.) Bess.
UNA00010089 Elmore 28 Sep 1966 McDaniel, Sidney
7804		 UNA
Polygonum sagittatum L.
JSU139526 Calhoun 07 Sep 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1120		 JSU
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
JSU139530 Marshall 24 Jun 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2107		 JSU
Persicaria sagittata (Linnaeus) H. Gross ex Nakai
AUA_ACC_13973 Lee 25 Jul 1966 Schmitton, H.R.
S.N.		 AUA
Persicaria Sagittata (L.) Gross.
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