Koenigia phytolaccifolia
Species of flowering plant
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Koenigia phytolaccifolia (synonym Aconogonon phytolaccifolium) is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family,[1] known by the common name poke knotweed.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Koenigia |
| Species: | K. phytolaccifolia |
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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.[2]
Distribution
Koenigia phytolaccifolia is native to the western United States: California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana.[3][4][5]
