Sharp-fruit Knotweed (Polygonum oxyspermum) wildspecies.ca

Undetermined

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Vascular plants

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Common Names

English common name:

Sharp-fruit Knotweed

French common name:

Renouée à fruits pointus

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Sharp-fruited Knotweed
2010	Sharp-fruited Knotweed	Renouée à fruits pointus
2015	Sharp-fruit Knotweed	Renouée à fruits pointus
2020	Sharp-fruit Knotweed	Renouée à fruits pointus

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Spermatophytina

Superclass

Angiospermae

Class

Magnoliopsida

Superorder

Caryophyllanae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Polygonum oxyspermum	Polygonaceae	Polygonales
2010	Polygonum oxyspermum	Polygonaceae	Polygonales
2015	Polygonum oxyspermum	Polygonaceae	Caryophyllales
2020	Polygonum oxyspermum	Polygonaceae	Caryophyllales

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2005	Unrankable
2010	Unrankable
2015	Imperiled	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Procedural change.
2020	Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Imperiled - N2N3
2020	Imperiled - N2N3

Yukon
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

New Brunswick
2005	Extirpated - 0.1
2010	Extirpated - 0.1
2015	Possibly Extirpated - SH
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SH

Nova Scotia
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Prince Edward Island
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1?
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1S2

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present