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Polygonum polygaloides
Polygonum polygaloides Wall. ex Meisn.
Milkwort Knotweed, Polygala Knotweed, White-margin Knotweed
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: POPO4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , PinkBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , SK
Native Habitat: Mountain meadows, seeps, vernal pools, dry subalpine slopes, dry beds of ponds and watercourses, drainage pits.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Polygonum polygaloides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Polygonum polygaloides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polygonum polygaloides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR