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Family: Polygonaceae   Buckwheat Family
Mostly herbaceous plants with some shrubs, trees, and vines. Distinctive membranous sheath (ochrea) that unite the stipules are present in most genera.

Genus: Polygonum   Knotweed, Smartweed

Scientific Name: Polygonum bungeanum Turcz.
Common Name(s): Prickly Smartweed, Bunge's Smartweed
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ID: Hrb-POLBU-001
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
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Keyword(s): leaf, stem
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ID: Hrb-POLBU-002
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, stem
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ID: Hrb-POLBU-003
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, stem, vegetative