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leafy dwarf knotweed, zigzag knotweed

Polygonum minimum

Flowering time July-September
Habitat Open or semi-barren soil in the alpine and subalpine.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. achoreum, P. austiniae, P. aviculare, P. californicum, P. douglasii, P. erectum, P. fowleri, P. majus, P. nuttallii, P. paronychia, P. parryi, P. polygaloides, P. ramosissimum, P. sawatchense, P. spergulariiforme
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