Calflora
Taxon  Report   10754    
Aconogonon phytolaccifolium  (Meisn. ex Small) Small ex Rydb.
Pokeweed knotweed
Aconogonon phytolaccifolium, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Polygonum phytolaccifolium
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Polygonaceae  
Genus: Aconogonon

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFAconogonon phytolaccifolium var. glabrum
JEFPolygonum phytolaccifolium
More information about  Aconogonon phytolaccifolium
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/18/2022).