Polygonum nuttallii
| Polygonum nuttallii | |
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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. nuttallii
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygonum nuttallii Small 1895
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Polygonum nuttallii is a North American species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name Nuttall's knotweed. It grows in the Pacific Northwest, in British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.[2]
Polygonum nuttallii is an herb up to 35 cm (14 in) tall. Stems are thin and wiry. Flowers are white or pink.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Tropicos, Polygonum nuttallii Small, 1895. Nuttall's knotweed
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Polygonum nuttallii Small, 1895. Nuttall's knotweed
- ^ Small, John Kunkel. 1895. Memoirs from the Department of Botany of Columbia College. vol.I. Monograph of the North American Species of the genus Polygonum page 132 description in English
- ^ Small, John Kunkel. 1895. Memoirs from the Department of Botany of Columbia College. vol.I. Monograph of the North American Species of the genus Polygonum plate 53 line drawing of Polygonum nuttallii
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