Polygonum achoreum S.F.Blake is a plant in the Polygonaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Polygonum achoreum S.F.Blake

Polygonum achoreum S.F.Blake

Polygonum achoreum is a widespread North American buckwheat herb with yellow-green flat-topped flower clusters.

Family
Genus
Polygonum
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Polygonum achoreum S.F.Blake

Polygonum achoreum, commonly known as Blake's knotweed, leathery knotweed, or striate knotweed, is a North American plant species belonging to the buckwheat family. It is widespread across most of Canada and the northern United States. This species is an herb that grows up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, and produces yellow-green flowers arranged in flat-topped clusters.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Polygonaceae Polygonum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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