Polygonum polygaloides

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Polygonum polygaloides
Polygonum polygaloides subsp. confertiflorum JEPS109979 (4500408902).jpg
P. polygaloides var. confertum [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species:
P. polygaloides
Binomial name
Polygonum polygaloides
Synonyms [2]
Synonymy
  • Polygonum polygaloides var. montanumBrenckle
  • Polygonum confertiflorumNutt. ex Piper
  • Polygonum kelloggii var. confertiflorum(Nutt. ex Piper) Dorn
  • Polygonum watsoniiSmall
  • Polygonum esotericumL.C. Wheeler
  • Polygonum kelloggiiGreene
  • Polygonum minutissimumL.O. Williams
  • Polygonum unifoliumSmall ex Rydb.

Polygonum polygaloides is a North American species of flowering plants in the buckwheat family known by the common names milkwort knotweed and polygala knotweed. It is native to much of western North America, where it can be found in many types of moist habitat. It is a variable species, usually divided into a number of subspecies.

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Description

Polygonum polygaloides is an annual herb producing slender, wiry green stems 1 to 30 centimeters (0.4–12 inches) in length. The linear or lance-shaped leaves are alternately arranged uniformly along the stem, the ones near the tips of stem branches highly reduced. The leaves have membranous stipules which fuse to form silvery ochrea at the leaf bases. The flowers are mainly located in clusters around the stem tips. They are white, pink, or red, and most remain closed. [3]

Subspecies

Some sources accept the following as subspecies of Polygonum polygaloides, while others regard all but subsp. polygaloides as belonging to a distinct species, P. kelloggii. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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