Question: where did mile a minute weed come from

title: Polygonum perfoliatum
text: Polygonum perfoliatum ( syn . Persicaria perfoliata ) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family . Common names include mile - a-minute weed , devil 's tail , giant climbing tearthumb , and Asiatic tearthumb . It is a trailing herbaceous annual vine with barbed stems and triangular leaves . It is native to most of temperate and tropical eastern Asia , from eastern Russia in the north down to the Philippines and India in the south . 

Answer: answer: Polygonum perfoliatum, mile - a-minute weed, is native to most of temperate and tropical eastern Asia , from eastern Russia in the north down to the Philippines and India in the south.