Polygonum achoreum

Polygonum achoreum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species: P. achoreum
Binomial name
Polygonum achoreum
S.F. Blake 1917
Synonyms[1]
  • Polygonum erectum subsp. achoreum (S.F. Blake) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Polygonum achoreum, common names Blake's knotweed,[2] leathery knotweed[3] or striate knotweed,[4] is a North American species of plants in the buckwheat family. It is widespread across much of Canada and the northern United States.[5]

Polygonum achoreum is an herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall with yellow-green flowers in flat-topped clusters.[2][6]

References

  1. The Plant List, Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, Polygonum achoreum S. F. Blake, 1917.
  3. "Polygonum achoreum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Scientific and Common Names of 7,000 Vascular Plants in the United States 1–294.
  5. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  6. Blake, Sydney Fay. 1917. Rhodora 19(226): 232–234 descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English


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