Polygonum argyrocoleon

Polygonum argyrocoleon, common names silver-sheath knotweed[2] and Persian knotweed, is an Asian species of plants in the buckwheat family. It is native to Siberia, western China, Central Asia, and the Middle East.[3] It has also become naturalized in parts of the United States, primarily the Southwest, and northwestern Mexico.[4][5]

Polygonum argyrocoleon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species:
P. argyrocoleon
Binomial name
Polygonum argyrocoleon
Steud. ex Kunze 1847
Synonyms[1]
  • Polygonum deciduum Boiss. & Noe ex Meissn.

Polygonum argyrocoleon is an annual herb up to 80 cm (31 in) tall. It has very small leaves rarely more than 5 cm (2.0 in) long.[6][3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Polygonum argyrocoleon Steud. ex Kunze
  2. Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Scientific and Common Names of 7,000 Vascular Plants in the United States 1–294.
  3. Flora of China, Polygonum argyrocoleon Steudel ex Kuntze, 1847. 帚萹蓄 zhou bian xu
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map
  6. Flora of North America, Polygonum argyrocoleon Steudel ex Kunze, 1847. Persian or silversheath knotweed


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