Taxon:  Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross



Summary
Genus:
Persicaria
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Persicarieae
Nomen number:
409767
Place of publication:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49:275.  1913
Verified:
08/23/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Polygonum perfoliatum L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
  4. Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Galasso, G. 2011. Review of Polygonaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
  7. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  8. Güner, A. 1984. A new record for the flora of Turkey and a new sub species from Anatolia. Candollea 39:345-348.
  9. Hough-Goldstein, J. et al. 2012. Status on an ongoing biological control program for the invasive vine, Persicaria perfoliata in eastern North America. BioControl 57:181-189. DOI: 10.1007/s10526-011-9417-z.
  10. International Development Consortium. Invasive species compendium (on-line resource).
  11. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission; National Biological Information Infrastructure, Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research and the University of Auckland. Global invasive species database (on-line resource).
  12. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  13. Lake, E. C. et al. 2014. Integrating management techniques to restore sites invaded by mile‐a‐minute weed, Persicaria perfoliata. Restorat. Ecol. 22:127-133. DOI: 10.1111/rec.12035.
  14. Oliver, J. D. 1996. Mile-a-minute weed (Polygonum perfoliatum L.), an invasive vine in natural and disturbed sites. Castanea 61:244-251. Note: as Polygonum perfoliatum L.
  15. Park, C.-W. 1988. Taxonomy of Polygonum section Echinocaulon (Polygonaceae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 47:22. Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
  16. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  17. USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (on-line resource).
  18. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  19. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
  20. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
  21. International Seed Testing Association wild species list
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdevil's-tail tearthumb as Polygonum perfoliatum1Oliver, J. D. 1996. Mile-a-minute weed (Polygonum perfoliatum L.), an invasive vine in natural and disturbed sites. Castanea 61:244-251. Note: as Polygonum perfoliatum
Englishgiant climbing tearthumb  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Englishmile-a-minute-vine  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishmile-a-minute-weed as Polygonum perfoliatum1Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
Englishminuteweed  1Oliver, J. D. 1996. Mile-a-minute weed (Polygonum perfoliatum L.), an invasive vine in natural and disturbed sites. Castanea 61:244-251. Note: as Polygonum perfoliatum
Englishtearthumb  1Oliver, J. D. 1996. Mile-a-minute weed (Polygonum perfoliatum L.), an invasive vine in natural and disturbed sites. Castanea 61:244-251. Note: as Polygonum perfoliatum
Japanese Rōmajiishimikawa as Polygonum perfoliatum2Oliver, J. D. 1996. Mile-a-minute weed (Polygonum perfoliatum L.), an invasive vine in natural and disturbed sites. Castanea 61:244-251. Note: as Polygonum perfoliatum
Transcribed Chinesegang ban gui as Polygonum perfoliatum2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang ZizhiqupossiblyWu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaHong Kong   
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea   
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan   
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.e. 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines n. 
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Güner, A. 1984. A new record for the flora of Turkey and a new sub species from Anatolia. Candollea 39:345-348.
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission; National Biological Information Infrastructure, Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research and the University of Auckland. Global invasive species database (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern America North America   
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies   
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Amur, Primorye]
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu (possibly), Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng], Hong Kong
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (n.e.), Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Malaysia, Philippines (n.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Northern America
  • REGION: North America, Canada
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies

Reference(s)
  1. Güner, A. 1984. A new record for the flora of Turkey and a new sub species from Anatolia. Candollea 39:345-348.
  2. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission; National Biological Information Infrastructure, Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research and the University of Auckland. Global invasive species database (on-line resource).
  3. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  4. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polygonum perfoliatum L.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds Note: as Polygonum perfoliatum
Weed  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Weed  Hough-Goldstein, J. et al. 2012. Status on an ongoing biological control program for the invasive vine, Persicaria perfoliata in eastern North America. BioControl 57:181-189. DOI: 10.1007/s10526-011-9417-z.
Weed  Lake, E. C. et al. 2014. Integrating management techniques to restore sites invaded by mile‐a‐minute weed, Persicaria perfoliata. Restorat. Ecol. 22:127-133. DOI: 10.1111/rec.12035.
Weed  Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=409767. Accessed 5 October 2026.