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Polygonum spergulariiforme is a North American species of flowering plants in the buckwheat family known by the common name spurry knotweed or fall knotweed. It grows in western Canada (British Columbia and Saskatchewan) and the western United States (primarily Washington, Oregon, and northern and central California but with a few isolated populations in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana). Polygonum spergulariiforme is a green, branching herb up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. Leaves are narrow, up to 6 cm (2. 4 in) long. Flowers are pink or white, in dense, elongated clumps. The plant flowers from June to October, later than some of its relatives.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 - 19 in Tall

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Color

Pink, White

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Prairie, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 23 likely

Confirmed Likely

Guenée's Carpet Moth

Ceratodalia gueneata

White Triangle Tortrix

Clepsis persicana

Streaked Coleophora Moth

Coleophora cratipennella

Morning-glory Plume Moth

Emmelina monodactyla