Aconogonon davisiae

Aconogonon davisiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Aconogonon
Species: A. davisiae
Binomial name
Aconogonon davisiae
(W.H.Brewer ex A.Gray) Soják 1974
Synonyms
  • Polygonum davisiae W.H. Brewer ex A. Gray 1872
  • Polygonum newberryi Small

Aconogonon davisiae is an unresolved species name[1] for a flowering plant in the knotweed family that is known by the common names Davis' knotweed or Newberry knotweed.

Distribution

Aconogonon davisiae is native to the western United States from Washington, Oregon, and central and northern California (northern Coast Ranges and northern Sierra Nevada). There are also isolated populations in central Idaho It grows in high mountain habitat, such as talus and fellfields. [2][3]

Description

Aconogonon davisiae is a perennial herb producing a decumbent or upright stem from a woody caudex, growing to a maximum erect height near 40 centimeters (3 feet). The leaves are oval and pointed or widely-lance-shaped to somewhat triangular, yellowish or pale green and waxy, slightly hairy, or smooth in texture. At the base of each leaf is a thin reddish sheath formed from the leaf's stipules which is known as the ochrea.[4]

Flowers occur in clusters of 2 to 5 in the leaf axils. The flowers are yellowish, greenish, or purple-tinged and just a few millimeters wide.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: Aconogonon". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. 2013.
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Aconogonon davisiae (W. H. Brewer ex A. Gray) Soják, Davis knotweed
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America, Aconogonon davisiae (W. H. Brewer ex A. Gray) Soják, 1974. Davis's knotweed

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