Common Knotweed

(Polygonum plebeium)

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Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: sap Polygonum plebeium, the common knotweed,is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family, found natively throughout much of South Asia and 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

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Polygonales
Family:Polygonaceae
Genus:Polygonales
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