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Scientific classification
Synonyms
Aconogonon phytolaccifolium (Meisn. ex Small) Small Aconogonon smallii (Kongar) Soják Polygonum phytolaccifolium Meisn. ex Small Polygonum smallii Kongar

Koenigia phytolaccifolia (synonym Aconogonon phytolaccifolium) is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family, known by the common name poke knotweed.

Description

Koenigia phytolaccifolia is a perennial herb up to 200 cm (79 in) tall. The lance-shaped or pointed oval leaves are 10 to 20 centimeters long and borne on petioles. The leaves have large stipules which form reddish ochrea up to 3 centimetres (1.2 inches) long. The inflorescence is a long array of branching cluster of many white or greenish flowers. Each flower is about 4 millimetres (0.16 inches) wide and has tiny protruding stamens tipped with yellow or pink anthers.

Distribution

Koenigia phytolaccifolia is native to the western United States: California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana.

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