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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 convolvulus L.
Common Name(s): Wild Buckwheat, Black Bindweed, False Buckwheat
Growth Type: annual
Species Description:


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ID: Hrb-POLCO-001
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
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Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense, vegetative
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-002
Source: 35mm slide (illustration)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, stem, vegetative
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-003
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): vegetative
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-004
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seedling
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-005
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seedling
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-006
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, seedling
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-007
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seedling
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-008
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-009
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-010
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature, vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-011
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-012
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-013
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): mature, vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-014
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense, vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-015
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-016
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense, vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-017
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seedling, vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-018
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): fruit, mature, vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-019
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): fruit, mature
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-020
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-021
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seed
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-022
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): mature
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ID: Hrb-POLCO-023
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seed
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-024
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, vegetative
Caption:

ID: Hrb-POLCO-025
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seed