Polygonum achoreum
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Polygonum |
| Species: | P. achoreum |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake 1917 | |
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Polygonum achoreum is an herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall with yellow-green flowers in flat-topped clusters.[2][6]
References
- The Plant List, Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake
- Flora of North America, Polygonum achoreum S. F. Blake, 1917.
- "Polygonum achoreum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Scientific and Common Names of 7,000 Vascular Plants in the United States 1–294.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- Blake, Sydney Fay. 1917. Rhodora 19(226): 232–234 descriptions in English and Latin, commentary in English
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