Polygonum polymorphum

Polygonum polymorphum
Inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species: P. polymorphum
Binomial name
Polygonum polymorphum
Ledeb. 1848
Synonyms[1]
  • Aconogonon polymorphum (Ledeb.) Nakai
  • Persicaria polymorpha

Polygonum polymorphum (knotweed) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family, native to Russia.[2]

Description

Polygonum polymorphum is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on stout stems. The flowers are white, borne in large arrays summer through fall.[2]

References

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