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California knotweed

Polygonum californicum

Polygonum oxyspermum

Flowering time May-July
Habitat Dry rocky slopes, gravelly ground at low elevations.
Distribution
Occurring in the east end of the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; south-central Washington to California.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
P. achoreum, P. austiniae, P. aviculare, P. douglasii, P. erectum, P. fowleri, P. majus, P. minimum, P. nuttallii, P. paronychia, P. parryi, P. polygaloides, P. ramosissimum, P. sawatchense, P. spergulariiforme
P. achoreum, P. austiniae, P. aviculare, P. californicum, P. douglasii, P. erectum, P. fowleri, P. majus, P. minimum, P. nuttallii, P. paronychia, P. parryi, P. polygaloides, P. ramosissimum, P. sawatchense, P. spergulariiforme
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