Polygonum cascadense explained

Polygonum cascadense is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name Cascade knotweed. It has been found only in the State of Oregon in the northwestern United States, in the Cascades and in the Blue Mountains.[1]

Description

Polygonum cascadense is an herb with a green or red zigzag stem up to 15cm (06inches) tall. It produces small groups of white flowers with red anthers.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Polygonum%20cascadense.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060732 Flora of North America, Polygonum cascadense W. H. Baker, 1949. Cascade knotweed