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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Caption: plant image ID: Hrb-POLBU-001 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): leaf, stem

Caption: plant image ID: Hrb-POLBU-002 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): leaf, stem

Caption: plant image ID: Hrb-POLBU-003 Source: 35mm slide (photo) Credit: Keyword(s): leaf, stem, vegetative