*Polygonum aviculare Linnaeus ssp. aviculare . Common name: Knotweed. Phenology: Mar-Nov. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA5, K3, K4, NE, NY, Costea & Tardif (2003a); = Polygonum aviculare L. – C, GrPl, Il, K1, Mi, S, Tx, W, Mitchell & Dean (1978); < Polygonum aviculare L. – Fl4, G, NcTx, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, WH3, Horton (1972); > Polygonum aviculare L. var. aviculare – F, WV; > Polygonum aviculare L. var. vegetum Ledeb. – F, WV; > Polygonum monspeliense Pers.
Links to other floras: = Polygonum aviculare ssp. aviculare - FNA5
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
No horticultural data found for this taxon.