Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Polygonum aviculare ssp. aviculare
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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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
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Polygonum aviculare
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Polygonum aviculare var. aviculare
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygonum aviculare
COMMON NAME:
Prostrate Knotweed
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_aviculare_aviculare
June Iredell County NC
Sheaths [ocreae] silvery. Plant usually prostrate, sometimes erect, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
JK Marlow jkm190903_1211
September Greenville County SC
Much branched, usually trailing radially from the taproot, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm190903_1214
September Greenville County SC
Leaves blue-green, lanceolate to elliptic, 1-3cm or less long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
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
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Polygonum aviculare
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Polygonum aviculare var. aviculare
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polygonum aviculare