Polygonum austiniae

Polygonum austiniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species: P. austiniae
Binomial name
Polygonum austiniae
Greene 1885
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Polygonum austinae Greene
  • Polygonum douglasii subsp. austiniae (Greene) A.E. Murray
  • Polygonum douglasii subsp. austiniae (Greene) J.C. Hickman
  • Polygonum douglasii var. austiniae (Greene) M.E. Jones

Polygonum austiniae, common name Mrs. Austin's knotweed, is a plant species in the buckwheat family. It is native to western Canada and the western United States, from Alberta and British Columbia south as far as California, Nevada, and Wyoming.[3]

Polygonum austiniae is an branching herb up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall.[2][4]

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