ON THIS PLANT
Polygonum plebeium, the common knotweed, is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family, found natively throughout much of South Asia including India, in Madagascar, and introduced to the United States and Australia. It occurs in disturbed habitats that frequently are flooded, such as banks, ditches, and rice fields. It is used as a vegetable in food in some locations.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Polygonum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Common Knotweed en Rupturewort en Small Knotweed
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