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

species 465 observations

Scatter Knotweed

Polygonum spergulariiforme

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

58 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it White-lined Sphinx, Ruby Tiger Moth, Gem Moth, Smeared Dagger 18
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Red-winged Blackbird, Wood Duck, Common Gallinule, Song Sparrow 35
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Grass Skimmer, Orange-legged Furrow Bee, Confusing Furrow Bee, Mesilla Masked Bee 5

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 Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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