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Dwarf Knotweed

Reynoutria compacta

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 3, February 3, March 5, April 10, May 19, June 9, July 7, August 6, September 6, October 5, November 3, December 3.
United States161
Canada94
Ontario79
Japan52
Minnesota37
Shizuoka26
Michigan24
New York23
Yamanashi19
Wisconsin18

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familyknotweed family · Polygonaceae
GenusRhizomatous Knotweeds · Reynoutria

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