NameThatPlant.net: Polygonum aviculare ssp. aviculare

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygonum aviculare ssp. aviculare FAMILY Polygonaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Prostrate Knotweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum aviculare FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-003:

Polygonum aviculare FAMILY Polygonaceae

COMMON NAME:
Prostrate Knotweed

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polygonum aviculare ssp. aviculare FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum aviculare FAMILY Polygonaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-003:
Polygonum aviculare FAMILY Polygonaceae

1119

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Uncommon

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Greenish with a broad white or pink margin
5-parted calyx
Petals absent
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Reddish-brown
Nutlet

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