Virginia knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Summary 5

Polygonum aviculare or common knotgrass is a plant related to buckwheat and dock. It is also called birdweed, pigweed and lowgrass. It is an annual found in fields and wasteland, with white flowers from June to October.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Oskar Gran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/95549735@N08/8800348860/
  2. (c) --Tico--, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tico_bassie/3544513664/
  3. (c) Tab Tannery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tabtannery/5273042652/
  4. (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/starr-environmental/24925824269/
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonum_aviculare

More Info

iNat Map

Source Heineke
Type wildflower
Flower color pink
Establishment non-native
Blooms (05) May, (06) June, (07) July, (08) August, (09) September, (10) October