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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Pinks, Cactuses, and Allies
  6. Knotweed Family
  7. Knotweeds
  8. Polygonum
  9. Sea Knotweed

species 201 observations

Sea Knotweed

Polygonum glaucum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

78 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it White-lined Sphinx, Ruby Tiger Moth, Gem Moth, Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth 27
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Red-winged Blackbird, Wood Duck, Common Gallinule, Song Sparrow 36
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Grass Skimmer, Pure Green Sweat Bee, Orange-legged Furrow Bee 15

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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