Mile-a-minute Weed, Polygonum perfoliatum - Pest Tracker

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Leslie J. Mehrhoff,
University of Connecticut,
Bugwood.org

Mile-a-minute Weed (Polygonum perfoliatum) is an invasive weed of open and disturbed areas. It is a native of Asia and was first detected in New York in 1930's.

Mile-a-minute is now established in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New Yourk, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington DC. It rapidly covers existing vegetation and can weaken and kill native plants in naturals areas..

Scientific Name	Common Name	Options
Polygonum perfoliatum	Mile-a-minute Weed	NAPIS Maps

News
10/30/2009	DEP Funding Control of Highly Invasive Plants
08/22/2009	Landowners Should Know About Invasives
08/22/2009	Mile a Minute, Purple Loosestrife Among Weeds
08/17/2009	Weevils Join Area Effort to Halt an Invasive
08/08/2009	French Creek State Park Fighting Invasives
08/00/2009	Tree Killing Vine Spotted in Norwalk

Links
Mile-A-Minute: Similar Species Guide Help Needed: Fight Mile-a-Minute Vine CT MAM Website Pest Alert Mile-A-Minute, National Park Service MA Factsheet Plant Conservation Alliance Least Wanted

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