Polygonum achoreum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Polygonum |
| Species: | P. achoreum
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake 1917
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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]
Polygonum achoreum is an herb up to 70 cm (28 in) tall with yellow-green flowers in flat-topped clusters.[2][6]
References[edit]
- ^ The Plant List, Polygonum achoreum S.F. Blake
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Polygonum achoreum S. F. Blake, 1917.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polygonum achoreum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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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