Prostrate Knotweed

Prostrate Knotweed

Common name: Prostrate Knotweed

Latin name: Polygonum aviculare L.

Family: Polygonaceae

Life Cycle: Annual or perennial

Type: Broadleaf

Description: Annual or weak perennial with a prostrate or trailing growth habit. Linear, elliptic leaves alternately arranged on the stem. Small, inconspicuous, white flowers present in leaf axils.

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