Polygonum argyrocoleon

Polygonum argyrocoleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species: P. argyrocoleon
Binomial name
Polygonum argyrocoleon
Steud. ex Kunze 1847
Synonyms[1]
  • Polygonum deciduum Boiss. & Noe ex Meissn.

Polygonum argyrocoleon, common names silver-sheath knotweed[2] and Persian knotweed, is an Asian species of plants in the buckwheat family. It is native to Siberia, western China, Central Asia, and the Middle East.[3] It has also become naturalized in parts of the United States, primarily the Southwest, and northwestern Mexico.[4][5]

Polygonum argyrocoleon is an annual herb up to 80 cm (31 in) tall. It has very small leaves rarely more than 5 cm (2.0 in) long.[6][3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Polygonum argyrocoleon Steud. ex Kunze
  2. ↑ Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Scientific and Common Names of 7,000 Vascular Plants in the United States 1–294.
  3. 1 2 Flora of China, Polygonum argyrocoleon Steudel ex Kuntze, 1847. 帚萹蓄 zhou bian xu
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Polygonum argyrocoleon Steudel ex Kunze, 1847. Persian or silversheath knotweed


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