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Polygonum shastense
Polygonum shastense is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name Shasta knotweed. It is native to sections of southwestern Oregon, northwestern Nevada, and northern and central California, where it grows in rocky and gravelly mountainous habitat up to 3300 meters (11,000 feet) elevation. It is most common in the Sierra Nevada. The species name refers to its occurrence on Mount Shasta in Shasta County, California.
Leathery knotweed · Knotweed · Polygonum albanicum · Polygonum amgense · European knotweed · Oval-leaf knotweed · Austin's Knotweed · Prostrate knotweed · Narrowleaf knotweed · Bidwell's knotweed · Bolander's knotweed · Northern Knotgrass
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
