Polygonella americana

Polygonella americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonella
Species: P. americana
Binomial name
Polygonella americana
(Fischer & C. A. Meyer) Small

Polygonella americana, commonly called southern jointweed[1] or American jointweed, is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family. It is native to Southeastern United States extending in scattered locations west to New Mexico.[2] Its preferred habitat is dry, sandy areas.

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