Polygonum aviculare L.

  • Filed As

    Polygonaceae
    Polygonum aviculare L.

  • Collector(s)

    C. L. Hitchcock 21768 with C. V. Muhlick, 08 Jun 1959

  • Location

    United States of America. Idaho. Payette Co. Sandy bank of Payette River, along highway 52, 15 miles southeast of Payette.

  • Habitat

    Roadside weed.

  • Description

    Prostrate, or the stems assurgent, glaucous; flowers very small; perianth 5 parted, fairly widely opened, but not flared, the segments about equal; greenish with white margins, aging to purplish-green on the midvein and becoming somewhat culcullate; the fertile stamens 8; achene tending to exceed the perianth. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 404711

    Occurrence ID: bd9950cd-83de-420d-99bc-c7bc7e27a50b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Polygonaceae

  • All Determinations

    Polygonum aviculare L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Idaho

  • County/Municipio

    Payette Co.

  • Locality

    Sandy bank of Payette River, along highway 52, 15 miles southeast of Payette.

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FLORA OF IDAHO
21768 Polygonum aviculare L.
PAYETTE CO: Sandy bank of Payette R*,
along Hlway #52, 15 ml. s.e. of Payette.
Roadside weed, prostrate, or the stems
assurgent, glaucous; flowers very small;
perianth 5 parted, fairly widely opened,
but not flared, the segments about equal
greenish with white margins, aging to
purplish-green on the midvein and be-
coming somewhat cuculiate; the fertile
stamens 8; achene tending to exceed the
perianth*
C. L. Hitchcock
C. V* Muhlick
June 8, 1959
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