Polygonum dentoceras

Polygonum dentoceras

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species:
P. dentoceras
Binomial name
Polygonum dentoceras
Synonyms[1]
  • Dentoceras myriophylla Small
  • Polygonella myriophylla (Small) Horton

Polygonum dentoceras (synonym Polygonella myriophylla)[1] is a rare species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names sandlace, woody wireweed, and Small's jointweed. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is limited to the central ridges of the peninsula, including the Lake Wales Ridge. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

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