Poke knotweed

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Koenigia phytolaccifolia

Poke knotweed, a reference photo
Photo: Dianne Fristrom · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Koenigia phytolaccifolia (synonym Aconogonon phytolaccifolium) is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family, known by the common name poke knotweed.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Poke knotweed being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Species
Koenigia phytolaccifolia

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