Biology:Polygonum utahense
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Polygonum |
| Species: | P. utahense
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygonum utahense Brenckle & Cottam 1940
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Polygonum utahense, the Utah knotweed, is an unresolved name for a putative North American species of plants in the buckwheat family.[2] It has been found only in the States of Utah and Arizona in the southwestern United States.[3]
Polygonum utahense is a herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. Stems are green or brown, not wiry. Leaves are narrow, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long. Flowers are pink or white.[4]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Polygonum utahensis Brenckle & Cottam
- ↑ "The Plant List: Polygonum". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=polygonum.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Polygonum utahense Brenckle & Cottam, 1940. Utah knotweed
Wikidata ☰ Q15601249 entry
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